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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 29 and Strategic Workshop 16

​​​The National Biosecurity Committee met on 31 October and 1 November 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. The final meeting and workshop for the year presented an opportunity for the Committee to reflect on…
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Review of plant, animal and biological import conditions

This work program was a key initiative in strengthening biosecurity surveillance and analysis which was funded through the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. An operational review of plant, animal and biological import conditions to protect Australia’s biosecurity status and maintain our…
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Application of a new method based on portfolio theory to inform the allocation of plant health surveillance resources in northern Australia

Tony Arthur, Fiona Giannini, Barbara Waterhouse, Belinda Barnes and James Walker Photo: Kerry Trapnell The Plant Health Surveillance Program, a component of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy's (NAQS) biosecurity surveillance operations, conducts…
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Sharing cultural knowledge to protect marine environments

More than 50 Indigenous rangers from 20 different Indigenous Ranger groups joined forces in an event supported by Parks Australia and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to help manage marine debris and ghost nets in remote northern Australia.The Indigenous rangers visited Gulkula…
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Australian Government response to the Independent Review of Australia's Livestock Export Trade (the Farmer Review)

​Recommendations affecting the domestic parts of the supply chain The government notes that full implementation of these recommendations will require action by state and territory government and industry, as well as by the Commonwealth Government. Full implementation of the recommendations will…
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Regional Drought Resilience Planning

 There is no one-size-fits-all approach to building drought resilience. It affects regional landscapes, communities and economies in different ways.That’s why the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund is working with state and territory governments to support regions to develop drought…
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy report: Tackling the feral cat pandemic

Summary The Australian Government recognises feral cats are a serious vertebrate pest in Australia that have severe to devastating effects on native fauna. The Government has long recognised predation by feral cats as a threat to Australian fauna with a listing as a key threatening process under…
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Support services for the transition available now

We understand the transition away from live sheep export trade may be distressing for some people. There are many existing online, phone and face-to-face resources available.Key support numbers:Rural West - 1800 612 004Farmer Assistance Hotline - 13 23 16Lifeline - 13 11 14Current options for more…
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246-2024: Addition of AUST R human vaccines onto the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)

4 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Australian registered (AUST R) human therapeutics and medicines imported under tariff 3002.41.00.01 -- Vaccines for human medicine (AUST R human vaccines).What has changed?The department is expanding the Compliance Based…
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Questions and answers

29 July 2011​​Why is this analysis being undertaken? After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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