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Biosecurity Matters features news about biosecurity including pest and disease discoveries, changes to biosecurity policies and processes, events and interesting finds from our airports, seaports and mail centres. The newsletter also spotlights the important work that our biosecurity staff are doing.

The quarterly e-newsletter is an important source of news for importers and exporters as well as those who work in biosecurity.

This newsletter provides a greater understanding of our department's work in managing biosecurity risks overseas, at the border and within Australia.

 

 

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Biosecurity Protection Levy - we want to hear from you

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
26 September 2023
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An easier way to find out about pest and disease incursions

  • Newsletter
  • Diseases
26 September 2023
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Help stop the spread of marine pests

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
26 September 2023
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Great on your plate but not as bait

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
26 September 2023
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Getting ready to respond

  • Newsletter
  • Foot-and-mouth disease
26 September 2023
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Suction trap targets winged exotic pests

  • Newsletter
  • Pests
26 September 2023
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Eyes in the skies

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
26 September 2023
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Stop pests and diseases blooming in Australia

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
26 September 2023
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Heading north on that pawsome holiday?

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
24 July 2023
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Advancing our surveillance, inspection and sample processing

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
24 July 2023
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Border Security returns in August

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
24 July 2023
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New fees and charges for biosecurity and imported food regulatory activities

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
21 July 2023
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Access biosecurity webinars and podcasts online

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
21 July 2023
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Pushing the boundaries of biosecurity innovation

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
21 July 2023
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$22,000 worth of infringement notices for four passengers attempting to smuggle plant products

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
09 June 2023
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Release of the final report for the prawn risk review

  • Statement
  • Imports
05 June 2023
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New biosecurity measures to help keep rabies out of Australia

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
21 April 2023
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Our plan to counter increasing biosecurity threats

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
12 April 2023
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Take a look inside our Post Entry Quarantine facility

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
05 April 2023
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Border Security filming has returned

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
05 April 2023
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Find out what the buzz is about

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
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Supporting community engagement for general surveillance

  • Newsletter
04 April 2023
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Encourage the kids in your life to be a Junior Biosecurity Officer

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
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Import inspections can now be done on the Biosecurity Portal

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
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Meet our Biosecurity Officers

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023
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
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Look for hitchhiker pests

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
04 April 2023

Previous editions

  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 4, 2022
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 3, 2022 (Foot and mouth disease special edition)
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 2, 2022
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 1, 2022

  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 4, 2021
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 3, 2021
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 2, 2021
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 1, 2021

  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 5, 2020
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 4, 2020
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 3, 2020
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 2, 2020
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 1, 2020

  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 5, 2019
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 4, 2019
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 3, 2019
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 2, 2019
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 1, 2019

  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 6, 2018
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 5, 2018
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 4, 2018
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 3, 2018
  • Biosecurity Matters Edition 2, 2018
  • Biosecurity Matters E​dition 1, 2018

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