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- Biosecurity
In response to the recent varroa mite outbreak, the Catalysing Australia’s Biosecurity (CAB) initiative is leading a cutting-edge partnership between…
- Case study
- Future Drought Fund
Olga Downs Station, near Richmond in northwest Queensland, has been in the Harrington family for almost 90 years.
- Newsletter
- Plants
In late February, two of our Chiefs attended the Government Scientists Group Parliamentary Friends of Science Showcase, an event promoting scientific…
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- Animals
Dr Raana Asgar, the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s secondee to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Subregional Office for the…
- Newsletter
- Animals
In early 2024, officers from the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer travelled to Timor-Leste to help with a large-scale canine rabies vaccination…
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- Animals
In December 2023 Dr Beth Cookson was appointed Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer following the retirement of Dr Mark Schipp.
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- Plants
Euwallacea fornicatus, commonly known as Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB), is a tiny beetle that bores into living trees, causing damage and…
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- Plants
With the explosion of citizen science platforms such as iNaturalist, which allow members of the public to upload occurrence records of species…
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- Food
The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit was held in Melbourne last week to celebrate 50 years of Australian engagement with the Association of Southeast…
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- Biosecurity
Do you know an organisation or individual who goes above and beyond in protecting our nation from exotic pests and diseases?
- Newsletter
- Biosecurity
On 26 February, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Dr Bertie Hennecke and staff from the Environmental Biosecurity Office…
- Media release
- ABARES
The average price per hectare of Australia’s broadacre farmland increased by 131% over the last 10 years, according to the latest data from the…
- Newsletter
- Biosecurity
Australia’s environmental biosecurity system is being enhanced through a range of projects, as part of the Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (…
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- Biosecurity
The Australian plague locust is a persistent seasonal pest affecting Australia’s agricultural industries.