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Look for hitchhiker pests

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  • Biosecurity
Imagine opening a new appliance or piece of furniture you’ve just bought from overseas to discover a cluster of insect eggs inside the packaging.
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Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year

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  • Biosecurity
Price Cattle Company Price Cattle Company’s Owen and Brigid Price have received the 2022 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year award.
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Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation

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  • Biosecurity
Dr Richard Bradhurst Dr Richard Bradhurst has received the 2022 Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation.
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Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement Award

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  • Biosecurity
Dr Darryl Hardie Dr Darryl Hardie has received the 2022 Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Operation Avoca secures over 38 tonnes of biosecurity risk materials

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including…
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New strategy guides the department’s work in the Pacific

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  • Biosecurity
Australia’s first Pacific Biosecurity Strategy provides a roadmap for our future work in the Pacific region.
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Qld Regional Drought Resilience Planning project wins major award

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  • Future Drought Fund
 
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Agricultural R&D investment on the rise

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  • ABARES
The Australian agriculture sector has increased its investment in research and development (R&D) over the past ten years, contributing to growth…
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2900 quarantine turkey poults nearly ready to fly the coop

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Australia’s state-of-the-art avian quarantine facility is filling the role of midwife to nearly 3000 turkey poults in Victoria.
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Public objections process on EU Wine Agreement

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  • International
Australia is negotiating amendments to the Australia-European Community Agreement on Trade in Wine (Wine Agreement).
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Global leaders meet on Antimicrobial Resistance in Barbados

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  • Biosecurity
The Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp is an external adviser to the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Regional cooperation on Transboundary Animal Diseases

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  • Biosecurity
The Chief Veterinary Office participated in the 12th Regional Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of…
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Global treaty on pandemic prevention, preparedness & response

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  • Biosecurity
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) is contributing to Australia’s negotiating position on the development of a global treaty on…
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Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health

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  • Biosecurity
The Chief Veterinary Office’s Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health has been preparing for Pacific Week of Agriculture being held in Fiji from…