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20 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity clearance of sea freight containers imported into Australia that are destined for unpack in a rural location. This includes customs brokers, importers, and Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) that hold…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 July 2025, cold fronts brought rainfall totals of up to 100 millimetres to parts of southern, central and eastern Australia. High-pressure systems kept much of northern Australia largely dry.Rainfall was recorded…
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The APS Employee Census is an annual survey that collects confidential feedback from APS employees on a wide range of workforce topics, including:Job satisfactionEmployee engagementPerformance managementLeadershipGeneral impressions of the APS.It provides all APS employees with an opportunity to…
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Australia’s north is vast and sparsely populated with a coastline over 10,000km long. The development potential of northern Australia’s agricultural industries is significant. However the…
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Fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests and pose a risk to most commercial fruit and vegetable crops. In Australia, Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) are the two species threatening our horticultural industry. To support our national…
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Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) and Honiara Herbarium staff together with departmental staff have recently returned from a plant health survey in the Solomon Islands. These joint plant health surveys are a key part of a collaborative partnership that has been running for over a decade which has…
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23 August 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?…
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15 October 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Express air freight facility operators who may be interested in participating in a 3D x-ray technology proof of concept project.
What has changed?
The department is seeking expressions of interest from high volume express air freight facility…
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Animalplan - how research ideas become projects to strengthen production animal health and biosecurity systemsOn 28 October 2024, we hosted a webinar providing a high-level overview of the process for research ideas to be realised into projects that align with Animalplan. This included how…
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We completed an import risk assessment (IRA) for ornamental finfish in 1999.
Steps to complete this risk analysis
When we do a risk analysis, we:
start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks
develop proposed risk…
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