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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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Issue Date: 29 November 2016
Contact Officers:
Mac Tawadros
A/g Director
Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare Unit
02 6272 4924
Category: Refining and reinforcement of existing…
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September 2008
Submission to Biosecurity Australia
by NSW Department of Primary Industries
Title: Comments on the draft Import Risk Analysis report for fresh Unshu mandarin fruit from Japan…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 16 June 2021, complex low pressure systems and cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of eastern, western and southern Australia.
The substantial rainfall across many Australian…
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The Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, released in 2015, included a large number of initiatives and commitments by the Australian Government to strengthen Australia’s agriculture sector that were delivered over 4 years.
The White Paper was a $4 billion investment in Australian farmers and…
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), is a forum for Asia-Pacific economies to facilitate economic growth and prosperity, cooperation, trade and investment in the region and to strengthen the…
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7-8 June 2017 The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 7 and 8 June 2017 in Darwin, Northern Territory. The Committee took the opportunity to recognise and thank Western Australia…
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Emerita Professor Eileen Scott
The University of Adelaide’s Emerita Professor Eileen Scott has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Education category.
With over 30 years of research and teaching experience, Dr Scott is a scholar and researcher with real-world impact.
Her…
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Invasive pests and diseases can cause crops to fail and livestock to die. This can destroy peoples’ livelihoods.
Australia has a rigorous biosecurity system. It protects our country, countries in our region and countries we trade with.
To prevent pests and diseases from entering Australia, we…
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