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Euwallacea fornicatus, commonly known as Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB), is a tiny beetle that bores into living trees, causing damage and dieback. It tunnels into the tree’s stems and branches and spreads with the movement of infested trees, firewood, and green waste material…
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With the explosion of citizen science platforms such as iNaturalist, which allow members of the public to upload occurrence records of species detected in Australia, an opportunity exists to use these platforms as an early warning system for the detection of exotic plant pests.This is particularly…
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Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) and Honiara Herbarium staff together with departmental staff have recently returned from a plant health survey in the Solomon Islands. These joint plant health surveys are a key part of a collaborative partnership that has been running for over a decade which has…
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18 March 2024Who does this notice affect?All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.InformationDue to scheduled maintenance, the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) will be…
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Dr Raana Asgar, the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s secondee to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Subregional Office for the Pacific recently presented a paper on ‘One Health through a Pacific lens’, at the 37th FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Senior Officials Meeting in…
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18 March 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform stakeholders that we will be conducting an audit on Manual of Importing Country Requirements (Micor) user accounts.Summary of changes and key pointsFrom 18 March 2024, we will be conducting an audit on all Micor user accounts.…
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Australian veterinary technical expertise was provided to Indonesia to support control of key animal diseases.Veterinarian Dr Scott Ison was seconded from the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre for…
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20 March 2024We invite you to comment on the draft review by 11.59 pm on Monday 20 May 2024.The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.Have your sayDraft review of fresh beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and…
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Date of issue: 15 March 2024Date of effect: 19 March 2024Reference Number: IAN 2024-03AttentionOrganic operators, exporters, approved certifying bodies and industry bodies.PurposeTo raise awareness and inform Australia’s organics industry of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
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The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit was held in Melbourne last week to celebrate 50 years of Australian engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).After 50 years of dialogue, agriculture is more important to the relationship than ever before. The Special Summit built further…
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