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OverviewThis Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness project developed and characterised an IHC test for the diagnosis and investigation of LSDV infection.Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease PreparednessProject Contact: animalhealthlaboratories@aff.gov.au Project Status:…
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The Australian Government has committed $27 million for the Scaling Success Program.The Program opened for applications on 17 October and closed on 04 December 2025 at 9:00pm (AEDT).The program will make available grants of between $100,000 and $3 million (GST exclusive) to enable selected FDF…
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The amount of seafood (edible and non-edible) produced in Australia has steadily grown over the last decade to almost 300,000 tonnes per year. This growth is mostly driven by the expansion of prawn and salmon aquaculture and by increased tuna catch, as some wild stocks continue to recover.…
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Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000 kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases, particularly Torres Strait, whose northern islands are only a few kilometres from Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through…
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Eleven new projects will share $4 million of funding in round 3 of the Australian Government's Traceability Grants Program.The program supports collaborative projects that enhance traceability systems to support our agricultural export supply chains.Deputy Secretary for Agricultural Trade and…
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The Australian Government’s Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility located in Mickleham, Victoria manages high-risk plant and animal imports, including cats, dogs, horses, live birds, hatching eggs, bees and ruminants. When these imports arrive in Australia, they are kept in quarantine while their…
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At the request of participating countries, Australian technical experts will provide targeted capacity building support to strengthen MCS capacity and efforts to combat IUU fishing.
Australian technical partners include
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), and
Commonwealth…
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The migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, is mainly a pest in the Central Highlands of Queensland where small outbreaks are frequent. Outbreaks also occur in the western Darling Downs and Roma and St…
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All Australian agriculture ministers have agreed to develop a National Statement on First Nations in Agriculture. Ministers agreed that the statement should be ambitious and driven by First Nations self determination principles. They also agreed it should advance First Nations perspectives,…
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OverviewThis project aims to enhance our national diagnostic capabilities for glanders at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness. Glanders is a national notifiable disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei.Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; Department of…
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