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Improvements to biofouling management for vessels

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
Following 18 months of feedback from industry about the biofouling requirements on commercial vessels arriving to Australia, the department has…
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Targeted education on the impacts of biosecurity non-compliance

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
There’s been an increase of non-compliance at the national post-entry quarantine facility (PEQ) in Victoria with biosecurity officers detecting…
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Traveller helping keep our industry safe

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Christmas is fast approaching, and our biosecurity officers are getting ready for an increase of passengers flying in and out of our airports.
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Northern Australian Indigenous Biosecurity Ranger Forum a huge success

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
Nearly 300 Indigenous rangers, coordinators and biosecurity staff came together recently for the Northern Australian Indigenous Biosecurity Ranger…
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Gross value of agricultural production to fall in 2023–24

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
The value of Australian agriculture production is forecast to fall as increasing global supply and drier conditions impact farmers.
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Eggs transition to NEXDOC

  • Media release
  • Exports
As part of the department’s focus on modernising its export services, Australian exporters of egg products will be able use NEXDOC, the new web-based…
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Australia endorses Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action

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  • Climate
Australia has joined the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action at the United Nations Climate…
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Looking to better manage Fireweed and African Boxthorn: New and updated manuals are now available

  • Newsletter
  • Plants
Fireweed and African Boxthorn are major weeds with economic, environmental, and social impacts.
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Issues of global strategic importance for plant health

  • Newsletter
  • Plants
Issues of global strategic importance were discussed during the October 2023 Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting of the International Plant…
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Highlighting plant biosecurity tools and opportunities

  • Newsletter
  • Plants
Plant pathologists from across the country and region converged on Adelaide in November for the 24th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference.
Marcus Hanson, Assistant Director of our National Policy and Implementation team within the Plant Protection and Environmental Biosecurity Division, was present for the opening of the facility. L-R: PIRSA Chief Executive Mehdi Doroudi. Assistant Director Marcus Hanson, Citrus SA Chair Mark Doecke

Building resilience to manage fruit fly

  • Newsletter
  • Food
Fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests and pose a risk to most commercial fruit and vegetable crops.
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Refresher fruit fly training delivered with Papua New Guinea

  • Newsletter
  • International
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) continue to deliver great results for fruit fly analysis and awareness in the remote Treaty Village communities…
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Pest Profile: Corn Snakes

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) originates from the southern United States and Mexico.
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Two new reports reveal the true cost of managing invasive species

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
ABARES recently published two reports that provide new data and insights into the impact of invasive species on our agricultural communities.