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The Seafood Export Consultative Committee (SECC) is the principal consultative committee for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) to consult with the Australian seafood export industry on technical and administrative matters in relation to the export of fish…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 30 September 2024 to ensure situational awareness and consider additional national support in managing the evolving tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) incursion in South Australia.National diagnostic capacity and resourcing support will continue to…
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A new guide on monitoring and evaluation processes for general surveillance programs is set to boost our biosecurity efforts.General surveillance programs are vital initiatives that involves people from all walks of life to detect and report pests, weeds and diseases.This reporting allows early…
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3 July 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?As at…
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24 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Prospective and existing accredited persons operating under the department’s approved arrangement class 12.1 Methyl bromide fumigation.What has changed?The department, in partnership with the Biosecurity Training Centre at Charles Sturt University, has…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received several enquiries and correspondence over the last fortnight asking for the Montreal Process Working Group (MPWG) to call for certain Australian jurisdictions to ‘uphold’ sustainable forest management, or the criteria and…
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Media statement on Detector dog redeployed to assist with African swine fever biosecurity operations
To assist with the department’s response to African swine fever (ASF) the detector dog, Suki, currently deployed on Norfolk Island has been redeployed to Darwin.
Australia is facing an increasing threat of ASF, a highly contagious viral disease of pigs with no vaccine currently available.
ASF is…
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Almost 75 per cent of Australia is rangelands. Pastoral industries are the dominant agricultural users in the rangelands, through extensive grazing on native vegetation.
Rainfall is generally too low…
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OverviewOne Biosecurity is South Australia’s (SA) voluntary, free on-farm biosecurity management program for livestock producers.Developed together with key industry groups, including Livestock SA, the online One Biosecurity portal helps to protect animal health. It supports producers to adopt good…
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In March 2025, ABARES was commissioned to conduct an independent review into the relationship between growers and integrated producers in the Australian chicken meat supply chain.The review was to examine whether there is evidence of market failure within the industry, and if so, potential actions…
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