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Some of Australia’s brightest minds are collaborating to finalise a portable device that uses artificial intelligence to help biosecurity officers more quickly identify high-risk brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) on the frontline.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has partnered…
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A joint PNG-Australia expedition visited remote Treaty Villages in PNG’s Western Province last week to discuss and help manage one of the world’s worst horticultural pests, the Oriental fruit fly.The team of Australian and PNG officials, a PNG national PhD candidate and local rangers began…
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We commenced a Review of heat and cold stress in Bos taurus cattle from southern Australia during long-haul export by sea in April 2020. This is part of our commitment to improve animal welfare during export. It aligns with our responsibilities as a regulator. This is the first in a series of…
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1 May 2025Who does this notice affect?Import-related biosecurity treatment stakeholders, including all importers, brokerages, onshore approved arrangement holders, overseas government and industry treatment providers, relevant domestic state and territory government agencies, and other shipping,…
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28 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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In March, the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith participated in the 19th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) in Rome, leading the Australian delegation including Dr Sophie Peterson and Ms Lauren Madden.As part of the broader South-West Pacific…
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8 March 2022
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All clients attempting to contact the department via phone.
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The department is currently experiencing intermittent telephony connectivity issues. As a result, clients may experience difficulty contacting the department via telephone.
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From 1 July 2022, we will become the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Some of our functions will move to the new Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
This website will continue to be the source of all the Australian Government’s information on…
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30 January 2014
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Why is this non-regulated analysis of existing policy being undertaken?
The Department of Agriculture helps people and goods move in and out of Australia while keeping Australia safe and protecting our industries from…
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