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The Plant Health Committee (PHC) held its forty-sixth meeting in Orange, New South Wales. This location provided an opportunity for the Committee to visit the Australian Scientific Collections Unit at…
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Cattle exported to Indonesia in November 2025February 2026Report 251: Independent Observer summary report on MV Balha One in February 2026Download PDF - 654 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.Voyage summaryLivestock: 4,434 cattleVessel: MV Balha OneLoading location…
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Outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, are on the rise globally. HPAI is a highly contagious disease that affect poultry and birds, and it can spread to other species, including humans. Australia is currently free of HPAI, however we need to remain vigilant for any…
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Leaves infected with barley stripe rust take on a yellowappearance. Frank Peairs, Bugwood.org
Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease of barley that can cause completecrop lossesWhere it’s from: Asia, Europe, Central Africa and North,…
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On 26 February, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Dr Bertie Hennecke and staff from the Environmental Biosecurity Office travelled to Berrinba in Queensland for the first project board meeting of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program.The visit provided the perfect…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia continues to invest in One Health approaches to combat the emergence and spread of zoonoses – diseases that can spread from animals to humans.This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the emergence of a significant zoonotic virus in Australia, Hendra…
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Date of issue: 11 September 2024Date of effect: ImmediateAttentionIndustry bodies: Seafood Industry Australia, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Export Consultative CommitteeSeafood Export EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Central and Regional officesPurposeThis…
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Australia is strengthening its biosecurity capabilities with technology that identifies potential biosecurity threats in minutes, instead of hours. This is revolutionising how we protect our agricultural and environmental assets.The department has deployed new identification technology that enables…
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8 October 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of a delay to the implementation of European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for certain products exported to the European Union (EU).Summary of changes and key pointsOn 2 October 2024, the European Commission…
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The second Victorian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place on 28 March 2022. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; the Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP); and the…
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