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Connecting to the story of environmental biosecurity

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  • Biosecurity
A new educational resource produced by the Environmental Biosecurity Office to showcase the importance of environmental biosecurity to Australia’s…
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Unlocking potential in Southeast Asia

  • Newsletter
  • Agriculture
The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture, Ms Su McCluskey, visited Thailand and Singapore in October 2024 to participate in the Thailand…
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Plant Health Committee Border/Near Border Workshop and Field Trip

  • Newsletter
  • Plants
In early December 2024, the 66th meeting of the Plant Health Committee—the peak government plant biosecurity policy and decision-making forum—took…
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Outlook conference celebrates 80 years of ABARES

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Next month’s ABARES Outlook 2025 conference will be a unique event for the Australian agriculture industry, offering an opportunity for stakeholders…
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COP29: Amplifying Australia’s climate-smart agriculture credentials

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  • Agriculture
The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture, Ms Su McCluskey, attended the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations…
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Australia’s focus on regional work in animal and plant health

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  • Plants
Strong biosecurity partnerships are essential to safeguarding agriculture, ecosystems, and trade across Australia and the
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Statement from newly appointed Transition Advocate, Dr Chris Rodwell

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  • Live animal exports
I am pleased to be taking on the role of the Transition Advocate for the transition to the end of live sheep exports by sea by 1 May 2028. 
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Risk Communication and Rabies Management in Timor-Leste

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  • Biosecurity
In March 2024, the Timor-Leste Government reported the first confirmed fatal human case of rabies to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
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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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Climate-smart agriculture: Australia’s voice in Europe

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  • International
The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Germany, the Netherlands and Italy in June 2024 to…
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A stampede across Canada

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  • International
The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Canada in July 2024, promoting Australian agriculture…
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Be a part of co-designing assistance measures

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Live animal exports
The Australian sheep meat industry has been experiencing consistent growth in recent years, which is expected to continue into 2025.