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

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
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
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
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
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
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

  • Statement
  • Imports
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

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  • Biosecurity
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
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
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
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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  • Biosecurity
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

  • Statement
  • Foot-and-mouth disease
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
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
Australia has taken a leadership role in global reforms aimed at reducing the pandemic risks associated with wildlife wet markets and supply chains.