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Renewed focus on weed biocontrol through a collaborative initiative is set to deliver benefits to land managers and the environment in the fight against weeds.
The initial phase of implementing the National Weed Biocontrol Pipeline Strategy includes the drafting of a national priority list of…
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8 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to contact the department or anticipating outcomes of biosecurity assessments.
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The department’s network has been impacted by the outage affecting the Optus mobile and fixed networks. The outage is ongoing but…
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8 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Clients in the imports and shipping industries – including freight forwarders, importers, and customs brokers – associated with imported goods and containers selected for the Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection.
What has changed?
The CCV…
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Pests and weeds are costing farmers a combined $5.3 billion a year in both management and production loss.
Australian farmers are spending $3.8 billion a year to control vertebrate pests and weeds and suffering production losses of 1.5 billion.
ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said…
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7 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will commence its annual heightened…
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Australia’s livestock traceability arrangements are vital to the ongoing health and success of our agricultural sector. The Australian Government is committed to their continuous improvement.
The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) plays an important role in ensuring livestock movement…
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06 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.
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To support system maintenance, BICON will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 11 November to 03:00 Sunday 12 November…
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Australia's biosecurity
Exotic plant pests and diseases can damage our agriculture industries, food production and natural environment. Some could change our way of life. Thanks to our biosecurity system, Australia is free from many of the world’s most damaging plant pests and diseases.
The…
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03 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.
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The outage to the Biosecurity Portal will no…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Tony Arthur, Margarita Medina, Chandra Warnakula, Donkor Addai and Nyree Stenekes
Overview
Agricultural producers spend money and time managing established vertebrate pests and weeds, and also suffer production losses. In this study we draw on multiple sources of information…
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