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2 October 2025This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the release of the final report for the import risk review for Importation of live garden snails (Cornu aspersum) for heliciculture.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a review of the biosecurity risks of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 24 September 2025, cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of northern and eastern Australia.Rainfall was low across most winter cropping regions in the week ending 24 September 2025.Most regions in Western Australia…
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Date of issue: 25 September 2025Dates of effect: 30 September 2025AttentionExporters of Other Goods (processed foods, ingredients, beverages, vitamins and supplements, cosmetics and personal care products, animal feed (non-meat derived), edible rendered animal fats and oils, fertilisers, shells),…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal WelfareThe AWTG are continuing discussions on the next steps in AWTG’s work to improve the process for developing national animal welfare standards and guidelines. Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 22 September 2025 and agreed to standdown remaining eradication response activities under the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed for tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), effective on this day, based on the advice of the Consultative Committee on…
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22 September 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS).All…
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22 September 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import…
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22 September 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify LearnHub users of changes being implemented to create a more secure login to the system.Summary of changes and key pointsFrom Wednesday 1 October 2025, a Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) process will be implemented when users…
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On 19 September 2025 the National Management Group (NMG) agreed with advice from the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests that potato mop-top virus (PMTV) is not technically feasible to eradicate from Australia.This decision reflects several challenges:Difficulty detecting all infected…
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Australia’s first National Rabbit Management Coordinator, Heidi Kleinert, hosted by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, was appointed in December 2024. The establishment of this role recognises the ongoing need to manage feral rabbits and the value of national coordinated actions to drive…
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