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Looking to better manage Fireweed and African Boxthorn: New and updated manuals are now available

  • Newsletter
  • Plants
Fireweed and African Boxthorn are major weeds with economic, environmental, and social impacts.
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Issues of global strategic importance for plant health

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  • Plants
Issues of global strategic importance were discussed during the October 2023 Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting of the International Plant…
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Highlighting plant biosecurity tools and opportunities

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  • Plants
Plant pathologists from across the country and region converged on Adelaide in November for the 24th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference.
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Australia’s Anti-Microbial Action Plan

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  • Animals
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the biggest threats to both human and animal health.
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Biocontrol puts weeds on the back foot

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  • Pests
Renewed focus on weed biocontrol is set to deliver benefits to land managers and the environment in the fight against weeds.
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Farmers fork out billions a year on pests and weeds

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  • Pests
Pests and weeds are costing farmers a combined $5.3 billion a year in both management and production loss.
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Pests and weeds on the rise

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  • ABARES
The third national survey of pests and weeds shows 85% land managers spent on average around $21,950 in 2022 on pest and weed species management.
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Getting rabies on the run in the Asia-Pacific

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  • Diseases
Australia has donated 400,000 dog rabies vaccines to Indonesia to combat the spread of the disease.
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An easier way to find out about pest and disease incursions

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  • Diseases
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Suction trap targets winged exotic pests

  • Newsletter
  • Pests
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Stop pests and diseases blooming in Australia

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Ministers launch new plan to manage feral deer

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
Two and a half years of hard work and extensive collaboration came to fruition in August with the launch of Australia’s first National Feral Deer…
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Pest profile: High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) update

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  • Animals
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease of birds and can affect most wild and domesticated bird species.
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Building Pacific partnerships for animal health

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  • International
Through the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s (OCVO) Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health (PEPAH), Australia promotes a strong and…