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We have reviewed Australia’s policies for testing tomato and capsicum seed, initially focusing on Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV). As part of this process, we are making changes to existing testing requirements to reduce the risk of infected seed…
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Author: Brett Herbert, Australian Government Department of Agriculture
Crayfish plague is an exotic disease and is listed in Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals. It is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish, and Australian crayfish are highly susceptible.…
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15 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All persons who currently bring in or import live animals or animal products e.g. meat, into Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.What is happening?To effectively safeguard the biosecurity of the islands, we are considering amending existing…
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Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni 'Qfly') and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata 'Medfly') are among the world’s worst horticultural pests, affecting a wide range of plants throughout Australia.
The Australian Government through the Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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Australia has handed over 500,000 doses of lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccines to Indonesia as part of the Australian Government’s work to fight exotic animal diseases before they reach our shores.The vaccines are part of 1 million doses the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeSouth Australia Roundtable Report - 11 April 2018, Adelaide PDF 102.7 MBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 South Australia (SA)…
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Australia's State of the Forests Report 1998 (SOFR 1998) is the first in the series of Australia's State of the Forests Reports. The purpose of this report was to describe for the first time, at the national level, the broad characteristics, location, extent and ownership of Australia's forest,…
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The Northern Australia Biosecurity Framework Reference provides strategic advice on, and support for, a collaborative approach to the delivery of biosecurity in northern Australia. It builds on and supersedes the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) Steering Committee.The Reference Group…
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The Biosecurity Economics section within ABARES provides economic modelling research, cost-benefit analysis and related advice on biosecurity issues to the broader department and external clients. The section undertakes a range of multi-disciplinary research projects that assist ABARES, the…
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