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- Media release
- Biosecurity
24 December 2021
Australia’s biosecurity officers have had a busy year in 2021, with some weird and wonderful frontline finds including reindeer meat, rat skewers and…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
21 December 2021
A Victorian woman returning home from overseas is being hailed a biosecurity hero, after she reported finding one of Australia’s most potentially…
- Media release
- Exports
17 December 2021
Amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 have been made.
- Media release
- Biosecurity
06 December 2021
Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp is traveling to Fiji to strengthen ties with key Fijian agricultural, veterinary and animal…
- Podcast
- Biosecurity
18 November 2021
Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 3
Guest: Dr Mark Schipp, Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
09 November 2021
8 November was D-Day for anyone trying to import unidentified seeds into Australia through the mail, with biosecurity officers to now destroy all non…
- Media release
- Exports
03 November 2021
Public consultation is now open on proposed amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021.
- News
- Biosecurity
03 November 2021
On One Health Day 2021 Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp is highlighting the importance of Australia’s disease surveillance and…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
29 October 2021
Valais Blacknose sheep, known to be the cutest sheep in the world, have been born for the first time in Australia following the successful…
- Podcast
- Biosecurity
21 October 2021
Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 2
Guest: Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity and Compliance, Department of…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
12 October 2021
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and DT Global will grow agricultural trade
- News
- Biosecurity
12 October 2021
Registrations are now open for the 2021 National Biosecurity Forum being held virtually on 10-11 November.
- Media release
- Biosecurity
21 September 2021
Zoos wishing to import live bovid animals or their semen into Australia have received a greenlight following a department review, provided they meet…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
16 September 2021
Biosecurity officers at the Sydney Gateway Facility recently intercepted a mail parcel with two live rooted rose plants, which are known hosts of…