Agriculture Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Supports the agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry industries and manages biosecurity risks to Australia.
Releases by month
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| Nov 2024 | 11 |
| Dec 2024 | 5 |
| Jan 2025 | 6 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | 1 |
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| May 2025 | 5 |
| Jun 2025 | 4 |
| Jul 2025 | 3 |
| Aug 2025 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 2026 | 6 |
Latest releases
All 133 releases from Agriculture, with filters-
Agriculture Released
STEPS Delivery Confidence Assessment
This FOI release is a February 2026 independent Go Live Readiness Assessment, prepared by CTO Consulting, of the Simplified Targeting and Enhanced Processing Systems Program (STEPS) ICCP Version 1 pilot. It was produced to inform the STEPS Program Implementation Board's go/no-go…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility
This FOI release concerns the Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility and the Middle East conflict's effect on Australian fertiliser supply, with a focus on urea. It includes a 17 March 2026 letter from Fertilizer Australia to Minister Collins proposing five policy responses…
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Agriculture Released
Statement of work for a contract
The release is a statement of work for a contract, issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, seeking an independent analytical report on the APVMA's cost recovery arrangements for agricultural and veterinary chemicals. Its focus is the "40:60 policy"…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to Export Registration Records
This FOI release concerns export establishment registration records held by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, comprising 38 pages under the reference LEX-35851. The opening item is a covering letter dated 20 April 2026 enclosing an export establishment…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the expert panel review of the Import Risk Review for Psittacine Birds From All Countries report
This FOI release (LEX 36630, 251 pages) concerns the department's expert panel review of the draft final report for the non-regulated import risk review for psittacine birds from all countries. The documents include the panel membership (chaired by Dr Joanne Daly, with economist…
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Agriculture Released
DAFF Digital Investment Plan
This FOI release is the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Digital Investment Plan for FY26-27, a six-section planning document covering agency overview, digital outlook from short to long term, current state systems, investment planning, enablers and risks. It…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance Scheme
The release comprises documents relating to the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance (AGSA) Scheme, including a 126-page deed dated from a 1 July 2023 commencement date between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Australasian Institute of Marine…
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Agriculture Released
A document that records in-scope AI Use Cases
This FOI release is a register of in-scope AI use cases in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, current to 30 August 2026, at the Operate stage of the Digital Transformation Agency lifecycle. It lists nine tools, including Qualtrics analytics for Export Service…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the discovery of foreign ants on a cruise ship
The release concerns a biosecurity incident involving the expedition cruise vessel CV Heritage Adventurer, which arrived from Indonesia and was held under biosecurity control in Darwin in July 2026. Correspondence between departmental officers, the vessel's agent (Inchcape…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the proposed variation by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to increase the maximum residue limits for isocycloseram
This FOI release, held by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, contains mostly redacted material relating to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's proposal to increase maximum residue limits for the insecticide isocycloseram. It…
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Agriculture Released
All correspondence from June 14-19 2026 relating to H5 HPAI
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Agriculture Released
Data of biosecurity detections of live or dead exotic mammals or hitchhiking birds on vessels or cruise ships at Australian first points of entry
This release from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry comprises three tables logging biosecurity detections of exotic animals on vessels arriving at Australian first points of entry, covering January 2024 to August 2026. The first table lists about 60…
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Agriculture Released
2024-2025 webpages on countries approved for animal fluids and tissues
This FOI release comprises 30 versions of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's "Approved Country List" webpages for animal fluids and tissues, covering avian, bovine, camelid, cervine, equine, ovine and caprine, and suid (porcine) products, with effective…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the proposed rollout of the H5 Avian influenza vaccine
This FOI release from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry concerns the proposed rollout of H5 bird flu (HPAI) vaccines and comprises ministerial briefs, meeting papers, talking points and a member update, dated April to August 2026. Material covers the…
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Agriculture Released
Documents setting out aggregate agvet chemical disposal quantities provided by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
This release contains aggregate data tables on antimicrobial disposal quantities for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, drawn from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, broken down by antimicrobial class, companion and production animals, and route of…
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Agriculture Released
Documents relating to the export of common marmosets from Australia to the United States
This FOI release concerns the export of common marmosets from Australia to the United States, held under a Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry non-livestock chargeable hours record sheet (LEX 36108). The record sheet lists a total of 48 animals destined for the…
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Agriculture Released
Draft final import risk review for psittacine birds and expert panel review report
This release comprises the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's draft final import risk review for psittacine birds (parrots and related species) from all countries, dated March 2025, with an expert panel review report (July 2021, with a response in August 2023).…
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Agriculture Released
Correspondence relating to detection of H5 Avian Influenza in Australia
This FOI release comprises correspondence, email chains, media drafts, talking points, situation updates and press clippings from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, dated 18 to 20 June 2026, concerning a suspected detection of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in…
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Agriculture Released
Correspondence relating to Fuel Tax Credits with Farmers for Climate Action
The release is a single email from a senior manager at Farmers for Climate Action to Minister Julie Collins, dated 9 June 2026, sending an advance embargoed copy of the group's report "Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future" and its…
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Agriculture Released
Correspondence relating to Fuel Tax Credits
The release is a single email, dated 9 June 2026, from a senior policy manager at Farmers for Climate Action to the Minister for Agriculture, Julie Collins, with an advance embargoed copy of the group's report, Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers…