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Indonesian authorities lift trade restrictions on live cattle and buffalo exports from Australia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
09 September 2023
The Department has reached an agreement with the Indonesian Agriculture and Quarantine Agency that its suspensions and restrictions on live cattle…
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Malaysian authorities have lifted the temporary suspension of live cattle and buffalo exports from Australia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
05 September 2023
As Acting Deputy Secretary of the Agricultural Trade Group, I reconfirm that lumpy skin disease (LSD) has never been detected in Australia and we…
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Retirement of Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
25 August 2023
As of 1 December 2023, after a 30-year tenure with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Dr Mark Schipp will be retiring from the…
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Determination on the question of prosecution of Amber Heard

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
22 August 2023
Prosecution action will not be taken against actress Amber Heard over allegations related to her sentencing for the illegal import of two dogs into…
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The detection of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Australian cattle exported to Indonesia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
30 July 2023
The Department has been advised by the Indonesian Agriculture and Quarantine Agency that LSD has been detected in a small number of Australian cattle…
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Release of the final report for the prawn risk review

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  • Imports
05 June 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously.
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Biosecurity conditions for imported prawns

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
08 March 2023
The Australian Government continues to enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns and…
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Updated statement on Biosecurity Risk Material on new vehicles arriving in Australia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
03 March 2023
Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination.
Imported cats and dogs

Release of rabies risk review

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  • 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…
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MEDIA STATEMENT: Biosecurity Risk Material on new vehicles arriving in Australia

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  • Biosecurity
12 December 2022
We are currently seeing an increase in Biosecurity Risk Material (BRM) on new vehicles arriving in Australia.
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Statement by Secretary and Director of Biosecurity Andrew Metcalfe, to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

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10 August 2022
Statement by Secretary and Director of Biosecurity Andrew Metcalfe AO, to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for…
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Media statement: Foot and mouth disease confirmed in Bali

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  • Foot-and-mouth disease
05 July 2022
Indonesia authorities have today confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) of livestock in Bali.
Foot and mouth

Media statement: Foot and mouth disease detected in Indonesia

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  • Foot-and-mouth disease
09 May 2022
The department has been advised of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia.

Media statement: Australia continues to lead the way on wildlife wet market reforms

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  • Biosecurity
16 March 2021
Australia has taken a leadership role in global reforms aimed at reducing the pandemic risks associated with wildlife wet markets and supply chains.

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