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- Biosecurity
Australia is proud to be able to help Pacific Island nations bring their views and expertise to critical international plant health talks.
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- Awareness
In a significant step up in regional One Health and disease prevention capabilities, Wildlife Health Australia has achieved official designation from…
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- Biosecurity
Deliberate attempts to circumvent our biosecurity laws has resulted in four $5,500 infringement notices given to four different passengers across a…
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- Plants
Australian biosecurity experts are helping to lift regional biosecurity capability through the delivery of a major workshop hosted by Indonesia for…
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- Biosecurity
A team from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry are currently undertaking a joint plant health survey with the Timor-Leste…
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- Animals
Today’s celebration of World Wildlife Day acknowledges the importance of wildlife and biodiversity-based resources that help our sector to remain…
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- Grants
Applications are now open for the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program grant round.
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- Pests
The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032 released today will protect Australia’s plant-related industries and…
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- Plants
A diagnostic tool using nano technology to rapidly detect high-risk plant pests and pathogens in the field will undergo feasibility testing in a…
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- Plants
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided funding for the upgrade of two key scientific identification tools for plant pests…
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- Plants
The first PhD student to work at the Plant Innovation Centre at Post-Entry Quarantine has been welcomed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and…
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- Plants
The department’s international scientific collaboration has gone digital with international plant health surveys being conducted remotely for the…
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- Plants
In 2021, eBay has blocked over 18,000 attempts by overseas traders looking to sell unidentified seeds and live plants to Australians.
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- Plants
Specimens of some of the world’s most high-risk plant pests from around the globe will be added to Australia’s plant reference collections to boost…