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New levies legislation makes obligations clearer

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
New and improved agricultural levies legislation will replace the existing framework next year, making the levy system more user friendly for…
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Be a part of co-designing assistance measures

  • News
  • Live animal exports
The government has announced a transition package of $139.7 million for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
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The path forward on live sheep exports by sea

  • News
  • Live animal exports
The Australian Government is providing a further $32.7 million to the transition assistance package for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea,…
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Industry spotlight: sheep meat

  • News
  • Live animal exports
The Australian sheep meat industry has been experiencing consistent growth in recent years, which is expected to continue into 2025.
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Ensuring sheep welfare: live sheep export by sea regulations and standards

  • News
  • Live animal exports
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will continue to work to regulate the welfare of sheep exported live by sea…
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What the UAE free trade agreement means for Australian agriculture

  • Case study
  • Trade
Australia recently signed an historic free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), creating significant opportunities for our farmers…
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A first for Australia: National Statement on Animal Welfare

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
All Australian, state and territory Agriculture Ministers have endorsed Australia’s first
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Protecting what we love

  • Digital story
  • Biosecurity
Why environmental biosecurity is everyone’s business.
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Biosecurity review supports hippo populations in Australia’s welfare accredited zoos

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Common and pygmy hippopotamuses and their semen can now be imported to Australian zoos after a 40-year hiatus, in a major boost for genetic diversity…
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Insights into challenges and triumphs of NAQS

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
Senior Plant Pathologist, Richard Davis, along with colleagues from the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) team and two key overseas…
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Exciting new chapter for Indigenous Biosecurity Trainees

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
Last month, five new Indigenous Biosecurity Trainees embarked on a promising journey as they began a two-year traineeship with the Indigenous Ranger…
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How local vets can help in Emergency Animal Disease outbreaks

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreaks can seriously threaten Australia’s agriculture, export industries, and wildlife.
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Increased measures to address non-compliance effectively and proportionately

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
To uphold Australia’s high biosecurity standards, over the past year we have ramped up our enforcement response to non compliance.
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Uninvited guests: The hitchhiker pest awareness initiative

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity.