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Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 15 September 2021, a trough of low-pressure systems across northern parts of Australia resulted in very little rainfall. High pressure systems to the south-east brought clear, dry conditions…
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Issues of global strategic importance were discussed during the October 2023 Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), held at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
Issues of importance to Australia and the South West Pacific region included sustainable…
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31 July 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry of updates to both paper and electronic phytosanitary certificates.Summary of changes and key pointsFrom October 2024, our ePhyto solution will be updated. The update will allow for:the ePhyto solution to be rolled out to…
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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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First Year - 2023Meeting communiqueThe Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, announced the establishment of the Australian Agricultural Traceability Governance Group (AATGG) on 2 March 2023 via media release. The AATGG provides guidance and oversight on…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly finding its way into many aspects of our lives. Now this revolutionary technology is being put to use to help protect Australia from one of the world’s worst invasive species – exotic invasive ants.Invasive ants are one of the most serious biosecurity…
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18 August 2008
Commencement of an Import Risk Analysis for Table Grapes from China
This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) under the…
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Every three years, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences conducts the pest animal and weed management survey.
The 2022 survey (and the previous surveys conducted in 2016 and 2019) sought information from agricultural land managers about the types of impacts…
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UK Delegation after morning tea with DAFF staff at Agriculture House. Source: J. Richards
Delegates from the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recently visited our department’s facilities as part of a week-long tour hosted…
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24 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry stakeholders involved in imports and exports.
What has changed?
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation in NSW and the restrictions announced by the NSW Premier on Wednesday 23 June 2021, measures have been implemented to enable biosecurity…
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