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White nose syndrome (WNS) is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans that grows on the muzzle and other parts of infected hibernating bats.
Since WNS was first identified in New York in 2006, it has caused the deaths of more than 5 million cave-hibernating bats across North America.…
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28 March 2018This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for Tahitian limes from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa,…
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The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a powerful tool to view and assess mapped information and explore trade-offs assisting in collaborative decision-making with stakeholders. …
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The Australian Government has kicked off a new $1.4 million capacity enhancing project in Indonesia, providing Australian expertise in-country, to assist in the fight to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD).
A departmental veterinary officer will be seconded to the…
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Sydney’s warm and wet weather over the past year has kept Australia’s frontline biosecurity officers busy in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases.
More than half of all exotic mosquitoes detected through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s national vector monitoring…
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Senior Australian experts, led by Australia’s delegate to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp are in Paris to attend the 90th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates.
WOAH is the global authority on animal health, coordinating…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, May 2023
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is…
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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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Date of issue: 4 November 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: n/aAttention:Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry AustraliaExport Registered establishmentsExporters, Automated Export Permit Issuers (AEPI) and NEXDOC…
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The Department is in the process of reforming the non-prescribed goods (NPG) export sector.These reforms include the drafting of a new export control rule, improvement of IT systems and uplift of data capture and assurance processes that the Department will undertake on behalf of the…
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