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An attempt to sneak high-risk seeds into Australia in the heels of running shoes, has been foiled by biosecurity officers conducting routine parcel checks at a facility that handles international mail and imported air cargo in Brisbane.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Deputy…
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A holiday trip to Vanuatu in 2006 launched Olivier Fernandez on a journey to opening a world-class chocolaterie. In 2017 Olivier opened, Gaston Chocolat. Today from his factory on the main street of Port-Vila, on the island of Efate, he produces and sells…
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The department has been advised of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia.
Until this outbreak, Indonesia had been FMD free since 1986, a status recognised internationally by the World Organisation for Animal Health in 1990.
FMD is a contagious viral disease of cattle, sheep,…
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Date of Issue: 20 February 2017Date of Effect: 22 February 2017Attention:Industry - SeafoodDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and regional officesAffected…
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7 August 2024We invite you to comment on the draft review by 5:00 pm AEST, 7 October 2024.The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.Have your sayDraft review of the importation of live snails for helicicultureThe Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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October 2024The Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force (the taskforce) continues to meet regularly to consider matters related to the national implementation of individual electronic identification (eID) for sheep and goats.National eID implementationRegular updates on jurisdictional and industry…
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12 December 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of changes to instructional material for phytosanitary security.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated on the Plant Export Operations Manual:The revised version of Exports…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal WelfareAWTG 24-05 noted an update from the secretariat that the subgroup met to review the standards development framework and process map which have incorporated substantial stakeholder feedback. These documents will be…
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Next month’s ABARES Outlook 2025 conference will be a unique event for the Australian agriculture industry, offering an opportunity for stakeholders to engage in cross-cutting conversations around agriculture’s productivity, sustainability, and the possibilities that are ahead.Themed ‘Insights for…
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Between August and September 2016, stakeholders were invited to make public submissions on the working holiday maker visa review via the online portal.
More than 1700 submissions have been received. The Department of Agriculture would like to thank all those who made a submission.
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