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Annual agriculture meetings with Thailand support trade outcomes

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  • Agriculture
Our annual bilateral meetings with Thailand on agricultural trade and cooperation were successfully held in Thailand on 5-7 September.
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Getting rabies on the run in the Asia-Pacific

  • Media release
  • Diseases
Australia has donated 400,000 dog rabies vaccines to Indonesia to combat the spread of the disease.
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Analysis – Gulf Cooperation Council’s shelf-life limit for chilled vacuum-packed red meat

  • Newsletter
  • Trade
The Gulf Standards Organisation (GSO) of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has published a technical regulation that recognises extend
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Biosecurity Protection Levy - we want to hear from you

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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An easier way to find out about pest and disease incursions

  • Newsletter
  • Diseases
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Help stop the spread of marine pests

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Great on your plate but not as bait

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Getting ready to respond

  • Newsletter
  • Diseases
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Suction trap targets winged exotic pests

  • Newsletter
  • Pests
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Eyes in the skies

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Stop pests and diseases blooming in Australia

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Thorny end for cactus racket

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Three individuals have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Designing an award-winning future for DAFF

  • Media release
  • Exports
The prestigious Good Design Awards has recognised the department, Tobias and Thinkplace for two projects in the agriculture policy and trade spaces.
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Ministers launch new plan to manage feral deer

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  • Animals
Two and a half years of hard work and extensive collaboration came to fruition in August with the launch of Australia’s first National Feral Deer…