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Important notice for levy payers affected by cyclones or bushfiresThe Department of Agriculture is aware that many levy payers in the community, and their families and businesses, have been threatened…
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25 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including treatment providers, vessel masters, freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container…
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27 November 2025This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia.In June 2023, we published the final report: Review of the biosecurity risks of prawns imported from…
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Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa and Xylella taiwanensis) entering Australia via imported host plants and some seed species.Australia has transitioned emergency measures to regulate Xylella hosts at the genus level, rather than family level…
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Why are my goods being inspected?
Your consignment has been randomly selected for a Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection. These inspections are conducted on a containerised sea cargo imported into Australia and aim to:
ensure that import controls are operating effectively
provide…
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Dr Richard Bradhurst
Dr Richard Bradhurst has received the 2022 Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation.
Dr Bradhurst has significantly contributed to Australian biosecurity for the past decade by developing the Australian Animal Disease Spread Model (AADIS). AADIS is a leading-edge…
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We appoint laboratories to conduct testing on samples of imported food.
As an appointed analyst, you test food to verify it meets specific:
food safety requirements
requirements within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
You help us monitor imported food as part of our Imported…
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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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Influenza Viruses in Dogs
Canine influenza virus
The first outbreak of canine influenza virus (CIV) was detected in racing greyhounds in the United States of America (USA) in 2004. The virus was…
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Growcom welcomes this opportunity to provide feedback to Biosecurity Australia on the draft Import Risk Analysis (IRA) report for fresh capsicum (Paprika) fruit from the Republic of Korea. Growcom is…
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