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Australian agriculture has a strong trade focus and relies on the biosecurity system to safeguard industry from the impact of exotic pests and diseases. We undertake risk analyses to establish a balance…
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The capacity to measure and report change in land use over time is critical to evaluating and monitoring trends in agricultural productivity and natural resource condition. Change information is also needed to identify priorities for public investment in natural resource management and to assess…
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28 May 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh longan fruit from Vietnam.
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh longan fruit to Australia from all commercial production…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 31 October and 1 November 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. The final meeting and workshop for the year presented an opportunity for the Committee to reflect on…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 27 and 28 June 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia. The meeting and workshop were an opportunity for the Committee to advance the national response to the 2017…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is establishing a Marine Pest Network to enable interested members of the public, scientists, industry and government to work together to improve…
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The National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group (expert group) was established by the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) in March 2015 as a recommendation from the Intergovernmental…
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Update: 29 MarchPrecautionary testing undertaken by the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has returned negative results for Lumpy Skin Disease and Foot and Mouth Disease, confirming that there is no evidence of an exotic disease.Australia’s Animal Health Status remains unchanged.Update: 28…
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Communique
The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the fourth time on 1 March 2023.
Members noted the progress achieved to date in attracting, retaining and protecting workers in the agriculture and processing industries, including:
securing 13,200 fee-…
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Over the next decade, we’ll continue to face complex biosecurity control challenges. We need to innovate to prepare for this future. This is how we’ll work together to improve and transform our biosecurity system.
Do you have a bright or innovative idea that could improve our Biosecurity system?…
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