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Breathing life into the upper Barwon River

  • Media release
  • CEWO
22 December 2020
Water for the environment will be delivered into part of the upper Barwon River system over the coming weeks to help native fish communities recover…

Canberra gem joins Commonwealth Heritage List

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21 December 2020
One of Canberra’s last standing public service cafeterias has become the 389th place to be included on the Commonwealth Heritage List.

Charles Sturt University partnership to enhance agriculture, water and the environment

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  • Awareness
18 December 2020
Evidence-based agricultural, water, and environmental policy received an important boost today with the signing of a new strategic partnership…

ABS, ABARES deliver new Australian farm database

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16 December 2020
A new secure database of Australian farms has been constructed as part of a multi-year collaboration between the Australian Bureau of Agricultural…

Australian economy thrives under raw deal: Insights

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15 December 2020
An ABARES Insights article released today explores whether Australia is missing out on domestic value creation opportunities because of the focus on…

Jail sentence for reptile smuggler

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  • Wildlife trade
14 December 2020
A two-year joint investigation into illegal wildlife trade by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the NSW Police Force and the…

Opportunities from action on climate change: Insights

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10 December 2020
Australia’s farmers are well placed to benefit from global market changes as countries and businesses around the world act on and adapt to climate…

Mail biosecurity ex-seeds expectations in 2020

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  • Biosecurity
10 December 2020
45,000 risky seed parcels have been intercepted at Australia’s international mail centres in 2020, while reports of unsolicited seeds being received…

Farmgate value likely to hit $65 billion, but watch on trade

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  • ABARES
07 December 2020
Australian farmgate production is expected to be $65 billion in 2020/21 on the back of the nation’s second largest winter crop and promising rainfall…

Departmental Superstar of STEM helping advance animal health

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03 December 2020
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment veterinarian and epidemiologist, Dr Rachel Iglesias has today been named one of Australia’s…

Research reveals impact of feral cats on agriculture

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  • Agriculture
03 December 2020
Research conducted under the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP) has revealed that feral cats can cost the…
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New partnership to restore Riverland Ramsar site

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02 December 2020
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (CEWO) and managers of Calperum Station—Australian Landscape Trust—have entered into a five-year…

Department fines company for breaching environmental approval conditions

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01 December 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has fined a construction company for failing to meet environmental approval conditions. 

Forecast of near record 51.5m tonne national winter crop

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01 December 2020
New South Wales is on the verge of a record-breaking winter crop, with forecast production of more than 17.6 million tonnes driving near all-time…

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