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A new look for our workforce

Our hardworking staff are stepping out in style with brand-new uniforms that highlight their vital role in protecting Australia’s biosecurity.

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Changes to biosecurity and imported food fees and charges

On 1 July 2025 new prices for biosecurity and imported foods fees and charges will take effect.

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What you need to know about avian influenza

 

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Help for farmers and rural communities

Find out what programs and services can help you prepare for, manage through and recover in hard times. 

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June 2025 Agricultural Commodities and Australian Crop reports

Read the latest ABARES industry forecasts. 

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Agriculture and land

Building stronger and more sustainable agriculture, fisheries, forestry and land care.

Biosecurity and trade

Lowering biosecurity risks to Australia, and assisting industry to accelerate growth towards a $100 billion agricultural sector by 2030.

Science & research

Science and research

Understanding research and collecting data to support informed decisions and policies.

Fisheries

Fisheries

Working together to manage Australia's fisheries now and into the future.

Forestry

Forestry

Shaping a strong industry focused on sustainable use of our forests.

About us

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We enhance our agricultural industries and trade, and manage the threat of biosecurity risks to Australia.

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News and Media

  • News
  • Biosecurity
Monica Collins, First Assistant Secretary, Biosecurity Operations Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry authored an article in the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Across…
  • News
  • First Nations
Stretching from our remote north-west coastline to the islands of Torres Strait, Indigenous rangers are either on Country undertaking animal, plant and aquatic surveillance, or in the community…
  • Media release
  • Agriculture
The average percentage of crop loss or waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied significantly depending on crop type, new data collected by ABARES reveals.