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23 September 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All first point of entry port operators, vessel agents and crew who interact with international vessels arriving from Indonesia.
What has changed?
There is currently an active outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia. FMD is a…
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20 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity clearance of sea freight containers imported into Australia that are destined for unpack in a rural location. This includes customs brokers, importers, and Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) that hold…
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Farm business support – $20,000 instant asset write-offAs part of the 2024–25 Budget, the Australian Government announced it will extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by a further 12 months until 30 June 2025.This measure is not yet law.Primary producers affected by drought or natural…
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The Australian vegetable–growing sector is an important source of food. It supplies most of the fresh vegetables consumed in Australia and provides inputs for the processed vegetable products consumed in Australia or exported.
Vegetables are an important part of healthy eating and provide a…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAn estimated 5% of Australian farm businesses are classified as dairy farms (4,502 farms) (see methodology).The average farm cash income for dairy farms in 2022–23 was estimated to have been $461,000 per farm. This was 34% higher than the previous year, and…
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12 September 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh breadfruit to Australia from all…
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14 August 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh decrowned pineapples from Taiwan.
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh decrowned pineapples to Australia from all…
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17 July 2019We invite you to comment on the draft review by 15 September 2019.
The Importation of cooked duck meat from Thailand draft review is available on our website. You can submit…
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14 August 2013
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised the Importation of laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) embryos from approved countries: policy review of hantavirus. Importation of laboratory mouse embryos may be…
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The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) undertakes monitoring, forecasting, control and research for pest locust populations in agreed areas of the four member states of New South Wales,…
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