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Stop pests and diseases blooming in Australia

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Celebrating women in plant science

  • Newsletter
  • Plants
The STEM Equity Monitor is a national data resource provided by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources, measuring…
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Australia supports Pacific for plant health talks

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Australia is proud to be able to help Pacific Island nations bring their views and expertise to critical international plant health talks.
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$22,000 worth of infringement notices for four passengers attempting to smuggle plant products

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Deliberate attempts to circumvent our biosecurity laws has resulted in four $5,500 infringement notices given to four different passengers across a…
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Australian expertise helps shape Asia-Pacific biosecurity

  • Media release
  • Plants
Australian biosecurity experts are helping to lift regional biosecurity capability through the delivery of a major workshop hosted by Indonesia for…
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International Day of Plant Health puts plant biosecurity under the microscope

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  • Plants
On the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May we celebrate the depth and diversity of plant science undertaken to protect Australia’s plant…
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Plant pest surveys in Timor-Leste pick up post-pandemic

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
A team from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry are currently undertaking a joint plant health survey with the Timor-Leste…
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Conservation and collaboration for World Wildlife Day

  • Media release
  • Animals
Today’s celebration of World Wildlife Day acknowledges the importance of wildlife and biodiversity-based resources that help our sector to remain…
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Grants open for wood processing facilities

  • Media release
  • Grants
Applications are now open for the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program grant round.
Artificial intelligence tool trialled for high-risk bug detection

Artificial intelligence tool trialled for high-risk bug detection

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Some of Australia’s brightest minds are collaborating to finalise a portable device that uses artificial intelligence to help biosecurity officers…
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Launch of the National Hitchhiker Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032

  • Media release
  • Pests
The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032 released today will protect Australia’s plant-related industries and…
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Lab-on-a-chip trial looks to up biosecurity detection times

  • Media release
  • Plants
A diagnostic tool using nano technology to rapidly detect high-risk plant pests and pathogens in the field will undergo feasibility testing in a…
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Plant pest focus sharpened ahead of National Science Week

  • Media release
  • Plants
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided funding for the upgrade of two key scientific identification tools for plant pests…

First PhD student at the Plant Innovation Centre at Post-Entry Quarantine

  • Media release
  • Plants
The first PhD student to work at the Plant Innovation Centre at Post-Entry Quarantine has been welcomed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and…