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26 June 2025Who 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?The…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 23 July 2025, frontal systems brought rainfall totals of up to 100 millimetres to parts of southern Australia, and up to 50 millimetres in the east. High-pressure systems kept much of the remainder of Australia…
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31 July 2025This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft risk analysis report for the proposed release of the leaf spot pathogen, Neoramulariopsis unguis-cati for the biological control of the weed, cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati).This draft report…
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9 December 2022
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Dragon fruit from the Philippines: biosecurity import requirements draft report (PDF 3.36 MB).
This draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced dragon fruit to Australia from all…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call the
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888
(free call within Australia)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious threat to Australia’s animal health and trade. Livestock workers, producers, and large animal…
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The third NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place by videoconference on 4 November 2021. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (which…
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21 February 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers about a trial service for an out of hours contact for urgent RFP authorisation or certification requests.
Summary of changes and key points
The department will be trialling an out of hours…
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30 March 2022
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Draft risk analysis report for the release of Acaciothrips ebneri for the biological control of Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (PDF 177 KB)
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This Biosecurity Advice notifies…
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17 May 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite the plant exports industry to attend a webinar on Friday, 19 May 2023 at 4:00PM AEST about the new Biosecurity Protection Levy.
Summary of changes and key points
From 1 July 2024, a new biosecurity protection levy will…
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30 August 2023
In mid-2023, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) adopted a new Terrestrial Animal Health Code chapter for equine piroplasmosis (infection with Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi). The new chapter for equine piroplasmosis includes:
Recommendations for…
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