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Honey exporters to benefit from digital reforms

  • Media release
  • Exports
12 April 2023
Australian honey exporters will benefit from new digital reforms that streamline the export certification process to Great Britain and the EU.
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Snapshot - Western Australia agricultural exports 2022

  • News
  • Trade
11 April 2023
Western Australia (WA) exported a record $15.5 billion of agricultural, fisheries and forestry (AFF) products in 2022. This was predominantly driven…
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Take a look inside our Post Entry Quarantine facility

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
05 April 2023
Take a video tour to learn more about the high-quality care your cat or dog will receive during quarantine.
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Border Security filming has returned

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
05 April 2023
Passengers recently travelling through Australia’s international airports may have spotted camera crews filming the next season of Border Security.
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Australian Biosecurity Awards - Education

  • News
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Dr James Camac and CEBRA, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne’s Dr James Camac and CEBRA, School of…
Emerita Professor Eileen Scott

Australian Biosecurity Awards - Education

  • News
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Emerita Professor Eileen Scott The University of Adelaide’s Emerita Professor Eileen Scott has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the…
Victorian Community Pest Management Groups

2022 Australian Biosecurity Awards - Community

  • News
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Victorian Community Pest Management Groups A partnership between four Victorian Community Pest Management Groups has received a 2022 Australian…
Bob Makinson

Australian Biosecurity Awards - Environmental Biosecurity

  • News
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity category.
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Find out what the buzz is about

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Australian honey beekeepers are asked to conduct alcohol washing on their hives to check for exotic bee pests.
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Supporting community engagement for general surveillance

  • Newsletter
04 April 2023
In Australia, we rely on people from all walks of life to help keep an eye out for pests, weeds and diseases - not just trained scientists and…
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Encourage the kids in your life to be a Junior Biosecurity Officer

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
We are excited to launch our new Junior Biosecurity Officer program for kids.
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Import inspections can now be done on the Biosecurity Portal

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
The Biosecurity Portal is the department’s newest import booking system allowing access for greater visibility with 24/7 access to AIMS directions…
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Meet our Biosecurity Officers

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Tracy is a team leader based at Adelaide Airport supporting her team to process incoming international passengers. What is your role?
L > R: Michael Gorton, NAQS Entomologist; Mick Jeffery, Director Far North Biosecurity, QDAF-BQ; Brett Jackson, Principal Project Officer, QDAF-BQ; Rosalie Banks, Principal Policy Officer, QDAF-BQ; Jason Haffenden, Operations Manager, QDAF-BQ; Ceri Pearce, Principal Plant Health Scientist, QDAF-BQ; Richard Davis, NAQS Senior Plant Pathologist; Darren Peck, Director, NAQS Plant Animal Surveillance; Kyran Staunton, a/g Director, National Border Surveillance; Leigh Cuttell, NAQS Plant Policy; Mason Campbell, N

Far North Queensland Biosecurity Roundtable

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
Information sharing and collaboration were the key elements of discussion at the February Queensland biosecurity Roundtable.