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Independent panel delivers report on phase out of live sheep exports by sea

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
25 October 2023
Today the independent panel submitted its report to Senator the Hon Murray Watt for the government’s consideration.
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  • Newsletter
  • Foot-and-mouth disease
26 September 2023
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Indonesian authorities lift trade restrictions on live cattle and buffalo exports from Australia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
09 September 2023
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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Statement on reported breaches of ESCAS in Oman

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
29 August 2023
The Department takes any allegation of non-compliance with Australia’s Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) seriously and is continuing to…
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Suspension of live cattle and buffalo exports to Malaysia

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
09 August 2023
The Department has been advised that Malaysia has temporarily suspended live cattle and buffalo exports from Australia.
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The detection of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Australian cattle exported to Indonesia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
30 July 2023
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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Update from the independent panel consulting on the phase out of live sheep exports by sea

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
27 July 2023
Consultation to help inform how and when to phase out live sheep exports by sea has largely been completed.
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Have your say on live animal export standards

  • Media release
  • Live animal exports
27 June 2023
Public consultation on the 2023 update of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) is now open.
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4,100 have their say on phase-out of live sheep export by sea

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
23 June 2023
The independent panel appointed to consult with stakeholders on the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea will complete its public consultations…
Sheep

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry statement on allegations of non-compliance with the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System in Oman

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
21 June 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received initial allegations from Animals Australia on the evening of Sunday 28 May 2023 of non…
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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…
World Veterinary Day

Celebrating the diversity of our vets on World Veterinary Day

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  • Animals
29 April 2023
The department is the largest public sector employer of veterinarians in Australia.
Sheep

Phase out of live sheep exports by sea

  • Statement
  • Live animal exports
24 April 2023
During 17-21 April, the independent panel for the phase out of live sheep export by sea met with over 1000 stakeholders in regional Western Australia.
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A bumper year for biosecurity

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
22 December 2022
Once again, it has been a busy year on the frontline for Australia’s biosecurity system, with over 238,000 biosecurity risk items intercepted at…

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