Documents setting out aggregate agvet chemical disposal quantities provided by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

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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 administration. The 2024-25 grand total is 327,062 kg, with tetracyclines, sulfonamides and penicillins among the largest categories. Several cells are marked "Aggregated" to protect confidential data. The release also includes departmental emails with the FAO and OECD about annual pesticide use and sales questionnaires for 2023 to 2025, and the completed questionnaires. Reported national pesticide totals include 216,480 tonnes for 2024-25 (on a sales-data proxy basis), with herbicides at 178,159 tonnes and fungicides at 12,313 tonnes. Correspondence notes delayed responses and staffing constraints. No biosecurity incidents or policy divergences are recorded.