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- Media release
- Biosecurity
Three individuals have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
- 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…
- Statement
- Imports
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously.
- Media release
- Agriculture
Australia’s state-of-the-art avian quarantine facility is filling the role of midwife to nearly 3000 turkey poults in Victoria.
- Statement
- Biosecurity
The Australian Government continues to enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns and…
- Statement
- Biosecurity
Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination.
- Media release
- Compliance
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has fined 14 furniture importers over $186,000 last week because they didn’t act to minimise…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is rolling out sophisticated new technology to detect and identify exotic plant viruses and…
- 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…
- Media release
- Imports
New import conditions will help protect Australia against khapra beetle, a highly invasive pest that poses a major threat to Australia’s grains…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
Valais Blacknose sheep, known to be the cutest sheep in the world, have been born for the first time in Australia following the successful…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
Zoos wishing to import live bovid animals or their semen into Australia have received a greenlight following a department review, provided they meet…
- Media release
- Imports
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is reminding importers, distributors and manufacturers that they must have approval from the…
- Media release
- Imports
The Australian Government is working with the supermarkets and their brokers to fast-track border clearance of imported groceries during the COVID-19…