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Biocontrol puts weeds on the back foot

  • Media release
  • Pests
08 November 2023
Renewed focus on weed biocontrol is set to deliver benefits to land managers and the environment in the fight against weeds.
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Farmers fork out billions a year on pests and weeds

  • Media release
  • Pests
08 November 2023
Pests and weeds are costing farmers a combined $5.3 billion a year in both management and production loss.
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Cooperation, coordination vital for One Health approach

  • Media release
  • Diseases
03 November 2023
Prevention of future pandemics and major health events requires cooperation across health sectors and disciplines via a One Health approach.
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Report provides insights into fish stocks

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  • Fisheries
23 October 2023
The annual assessment of Commonwealth fish stocks from ABARES has found that the majority of stocks assessed were both not overfished and not subject…
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Pests and weeds on the rise

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04 October 2023
The third national survey of pests and weeds shows 85% land managers spent on average around $21,950 in 2022 on pest and weed species management.
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Have your say on Commonwealth fisheries policies

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  • Fisheries
04 October 2023
The Australian Government has opened public consultation on the effectiveness of two key policies behind the management of Commonwealth fisheries.
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Getting rabies on the run in the Asia-Pacific

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  • Diseases
28 September 2023
Australia has donated 400,000 dog rabies vaccines to Indonesia to combat the spread of the disease.
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World famous shuttle stallions arrive for Australian breeding season

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
07 August 2023
Shuttle stallions are highly valuable, male thoroughbred and standardbred horses who are ‘shuttled’ between the Northern and Southern hemisphere to…
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Australia co-hosts international forum to manage hitchhiker biosecurity risks associated with sea containers

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  • International
02 August 2023
Hitchhiker pests are not native to Australia and have a specific biology or behaviour that allows them to ‘hitch a ride’ to Australia via sea…
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World Zoonoses Day: Australia in global effort to eliminate rabies

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  • Diseases
06 July 2023
Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,…
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Boosting technical expertise to combat FMD and LSD in Indonesia

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  • Biosecurity
05 May 2023
The Australian Government has kicked off a new $1.4 million capacity enhancing project in Indonesia, providing Australian expertise in-country, to…
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World Veterinary Day 2023: Strengthening engagement across Northern Australia

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  • Animals
29 April 2023
On World Veterinary Day 2023 we celebrate the diversity of veterinarians across Northern Australia as they work to protect the health of animals and…
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Have your say on Australian seafood import controls

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  • Fisheries
24 April 2023
`Have Your Say’ consultation is now open for the discussion paper on measures to prevent the importation of seafood from fisheries involving illegal…
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Aquaculture lifts seafood value to $3.63 billion in 2022–23

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  • Fisheries
07 March 2023
The gross value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production is forecast to rise 8 per cent in 2022−23, hitting $3.63 billion.

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