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In April, the Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith attended the 18th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18) in Rome, leading the Australian delegation including Dr Sophie Peterson and Rama Karri from the department, Dr Rosa Crnov, Victoria’s Chief Plant Health Manager and…
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Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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Panama TR4 poses one of the greatest threats to banana production worldwide. It is caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4, which invades the roots of banana plants, limiting the supply of water and nutrients. Externally, early indications of infection…
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Deliberate attempts to circumvent our biosecurity laws has resulted in four $5,500 infringement notices given to four different passengers across a five-day period.On 16 May 2023, the first passenger was travelling from Sri Lanka arriving at Sydney International Airport where they tried to conceal…
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13 January 2016This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the non‑regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico.The draft report identifies pests that require phytosanitary measures to manage the risk to a very low level in…
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Date of notice: 8 August 2014
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries
Export Establishments
Industry bodies – AMIC, MLA, KIAA, AHSLEA, PFIAA, RWTA, Dairy Australia, ADPF, FISH.
Licensed exporters
DAFF
Central and Regional offices
ATMs and FOMs
OPVs and Meat inspection staff
SRA’s…
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Date of issue: 26 October 2017Date of effect: ImmediateAttention: Industries—Industry bodies—Seafood Export establishments for seafood Seafood Export Consultative Committee Seafood Trade Advisory…
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Date of issue: 26 October 2017
Date of effect: immediate
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia
Export dairy establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify that Russia’s food import ban has…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018.
Acacia forest is Australia’s second most common forest type after Eucalypt forest, with 10.8 million hectares or 8.2% of Australia's total native forest area. Almost 1,000 species of acacia occur in…
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Date of Issue: 03 July 2015
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries - Dairy, Export Establishments, Licensed exporters, Relevant State Regulatory Authorities
Department of Agriculture - Central and Regional offices
Affected Markets: Russia
Further information: Please contact…
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