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The WEDPP is a joint program involving the Australian Government and state and territory governments…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2017The purpose of the Announcement Information Paper is to provide background information about the review of biosecurity import…
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Submission to Biosecurity Australia Draft Report for the Non-Regulated Analysis of Existing Policy for Apples from New Zealand (May 2011)
4 July 2011
Department of Primary Industries, Parks,…
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Australia is one of the few countries to remain free from the world’s most severe pests and diseases. Our agriculture and export industries benefit from our favourable biosecurity status.
There are many kinds of pests (such as thrips, mites and aphids) that can arrive on imported cut flowers…
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The Australian Government has committed $33.8 million over 15 years (2014-2029) to help farmers gain improved access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals, and assist them in producing food for Australia and the world.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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In November 2006 the Final import risk analysis report for apples from New Zealand (final IRA report) was published. On 26 March 2007 the Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine…
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Export of animal reproductive material
Under Australia's Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control (Animals) Rules 2021, an Export Permit and Health Certificate issued by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is required to export all animal reproductive…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 May 2024, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Exceptions were southwest parts of Western Australia and Tasmania receiving up to 100 millimetres from cold front and northeast Queensland receiving up…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 May 2024, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Exceptions were: central parts of Western Australia, which recorded up to 15 millimetres of rainfall associated with a low pressure trough; along the…
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On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of FMD on a small farm of 14 water buffaloes. Germany immediately implemented emergency disease control and eradication measures. No further cases of FMD were reported in Germany beyond the initial…
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