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- Media release
- Exports
31 January 2023
Australian exporters will see faster export documentation and easier access into Singapore’s markets, as certification between Australia and…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
19 January 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has announced biosecurity detector dog Qubit as the ‘Top Dog’ of 2022.
- Media release
- Biosecurity
16 January 2023
The arrival of the Year of the Rabbit on 22 January is a reminder to be biosecurity aware this Lunar New Year.
- Statement
- Animals
12 January 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has released the final report of the review of the rabies virus risk in imported cats and dogs…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
05 January 2023
An attempt to sneak high-risk seeds into Australia in the heels of running shoes, has been foiled by biosecurity officers conducting routine parcel…
- Media release
- Grants
22 December 2022
Applications are now open for the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program grant round.
- Media release
- Detection
22 December 2022
Once again, it has been a busy year on the frontline for Australia’s biosecurity system, with over 238,000 biosecurity risk items intercepted at…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
21 December 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is rolling out sophisticated new technology to detect and identify exotic plant viruses and…
- News
- Food
20 December 2022
We are one step closer to developing international guidance for the conduct of remote audit and verification activities.
- Podcast
- Biosecurity
20 December 2022
Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 9
Host: Steve Peios
Guest: Peter Timson
- Media release
- Biosecurity
20 December 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has successfully eradicated an exotic ant which arrived at the Port of Brisbane and could have…
- Media release
- Exports
20 December 2022
After two exceptional years of harvest the department is working hard to support the Australian grain export industry to meet increased export…
- News
- Agriculture
19 December 2022
The organics industry is set to benefit from the release of Edition 3.8 of National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce.
- Media release
- Pests
19 December 2022
Biosecurity Detector dog Petal has sniffed out a live Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in a passenger’s duffle bag at Brisbane International Airport.