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Cooperation, coordination vital for One Health approach

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Prevention of future pandemics and major health events requires cooperation across health sectors and disciplines via a One Health approach.
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Correcting the record on mRNA vaccines

  • Statement
  • Department
The department has received several enquiries recently about the potential use of mRNA vaccines in livestock.
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Correction of claims within Michael West Media article ‘Secret Forest: Australia rivals the Congo on deforestation, blocks media access to world scientists’

  • Statement
  • Forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received several enquiries and correspondence over the last fortnight asking for the…
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Getting rabies on the run in the Asia-Pacific

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Australia has donated 400,000 dog rabies vaccines to Indonesia to combat the spread of the disease.
Image of a laptop, mobile phone and tablet, all displaying the home page for the revised outbreak.gov.au website.

An easier way to find out about pest and disease incursions

  • Newsletter
  • Diseases
Image of a person on horseback amongst a small herd of cattle.

Getting ready to respond

  • Newsletter
  • Foot-and-mouth disease
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Thorny end for cactus racket

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Three individuals have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Pest profile: High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) update

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease of birds and can affect most wild and domesticated bird species.
Image of 11 people standing in front of a banner and some flags at the Rabies vaccine handover event in Bali

Supporting our near northern neighbours to achieve rabies “Zero by 30”

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
Preventing and controlling emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, and dog-mediated rabies requires…
Image of three people standing, smiling at the camera - they are Dr Beth Cookson with members of the OCVO - Northern Australia team

Chief Veterinary Office in Northern Australia up and running

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) – Northern Australia is well and truly up and running, led by Australian Deputy Chief Veterinary…
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Statement on reported breaches of ESCAS in Oman

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
The Department takes any allegation of non-compliance with Australia’s Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) seriously and is continuing to…
Formal portrait photo of Dr Mark Schipp in a dark suit with a blue shirt and tie.

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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World famous shuttle stallions arrive for Australian breeding season

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Shuttle stallions are highly valuable, male thoroughbred and standardbred horses who are ‘shuttled’ between the Northern and Southern hemisphere to…