The Albanese Labor Government is helping to keep Australia’s farmers farming and our food production system strong, with the first shipment of urea locked in with industry and the Indonesian Government arriving in Australia today.
Testing at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) in a brown skua in Western Australia.
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering an additional $11.2 million to further ramp up efforts to prepare our most at-risk native species for a potential outbreak of H5 avian influenza (bird flu).
The Albanese Labor Government has secured another three shipments of approximately 98,500 tonnes of additional urea for Australian farmers through the Government’s $7.5 billion Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility.
The Albanese Labor Government is investing up to $1 million to assist Indonesia’s ongoing response to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in livestock in Bali.
The Albanese Labor Government has finalised changes to Agricultural Exports Cost Recovery Implementation Statements (CRIS), ensuring that vital export services are sustainably funded and continue to meet industry needs.
The Albanese and Rockliff Governments have officially committed to work together towards a bilateral agreement to support sustainable forestry in Tasmania into the future.
The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver support to farmers and agricultural exporters, with 10 new grants that will enhance Australia’s agricultural traceability systems to share in $4 million.
The Albanese Labor Government continues to secure more essential fuel and fertiliser to keep Australia moving, with the announcement today of approximately 31,000 tonnes of additional urea and approximately 50 million litres of additional diesel secured
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing its fight against illegal foreign fishing, with more than $55 million in additional funding being invested to strengthen monitoring and enforcement activities in our northern waters.
