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Working together to prevent antimicrobial resistance

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Working together to prevent antimicrobial resistance is vital and a key priority being highlighted as the theme of this year’s World Antimicrobial…
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One Health Day: Working together to address environmental changes contributing to greater incidence of disease

  • Media release
  • Animals
On One Health Day 2022 Australia’s Three Chiefs are highlighting the importance of working together to address environmental changes contributing to…
Imported cats and dogs

Have your say on draft rabies risk review

  • Media release
  • Animals
Have your say on draft rabies risk review A draft report into a policy review of the rabies virus risk in imported cats and dogs has today been…
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World Rabies Day 2022

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
World Rabies Day 2022 with the theme ‘Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths’ is raising awareness of the global target to end human deaths from dog-…
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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…
Tiwi Rangers undertaking mosquito trapping as part of JEV surveillance

Outbreak from mozzies a wake-up for Aussies

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Awareness of the risks of zoonotic diseases – which can pass from animals to humans – is more important than ever on World Zoonosis Day.
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We are now the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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  • Department
On July 1 2022, we became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
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The government has announced Machinery of Government changes that affect this department

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  • Department
From 1 July 2022, we will become the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Australia and the Pacific Community (SPC) sign agreement supporting animal health in the Pacific

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  • Biosecurity
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and the Pacific Community (SPC) Land Resources Division (LRD) have signed…
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Australian Chief Vet to visit Indonesia for animal health cooperation talks

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  • Biosecurity
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp is travelling to Indonesia to meet with senior government officials on a range of cooperation…

World Wildlife Day - Australia at the forefront of global pandemic prevention efforts with One Health wildlife surveillance initiative

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  • Biosecurity
As the world celebrates World Wildlife Day, Australia’s Chief Veterinary and Environmental Biosecurity officers, celebrate the implementation of…

Japanese encephalitis detected in Eastern Australia

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected in piggeries in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Australian Biosecurity continuing to protect cattle and buffalo from lumpy skin disease

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Australia’s strong biosecurity system is continuing to protect against lumpy skin disease, which affects cattle and water buffalo and which could…