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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Pig

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Pig (PDF 597 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsIn 2023-24, the overall compliance with Australian standards was 99.70% for pig samples.Australian pig producers continue to…
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Priority 3: National Soil Action Plan

Accelerate the adoption of land use and management practices that protect soil and improve soil state and trends.Priority 3 links to goals 2 (Empower soil innovation and stewards) and 3 (Strengthen soil knowledge and capability) of the National Soil Strategy.Focus of activitiesPriority 3 activities…
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National Primary Industries Research Development and Extension Framework

In 2005, through the then Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC), the Australian, state and Northern Territory governments, rural R&D corporations, CSIRO, and universities jointly developed the National Primary Industries Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Framework to…
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National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops

 Broadacre crops include wheat, cotton, oilseeds, rice, barley, maize, lupin and chickpea. Pests of broadacre crops include species of fungi and insects.The National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops is under development.The plan will be a nationally agreed approach to:prevent the…
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Reviews of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program) is a highly scrutinised eradication program. It has been independently reviewed many times since 2001 to help understand its effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.The three most recent Program reviews and responses are found below.…
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National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) approach to the National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) five year review recommendations

[expand all] Recommendation 1. The language used in the NEBRA to describe stakeholders should be consistent with that used in the broader IGAB and the other biosecurity response agreements (EADRA and EPPRD). The NBC supports in part this recommendation. The NBC proposes that the language…
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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Seafood

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Seafood - English (PDF 800 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsIn 2023–24, the overall compliance with Australian standards was 99.47% for aquaculture samples and 100%…
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Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) contacts

Torres Strait – Thursday Island (Waiben) Biosecurity Office Street Address: Ground Floor, Pearls Building Victoria Parade Waiben QLD 4875 Phone: +61 7 4212 0185 Northern Peninsula Area of Cape York Phone: +61 7 4241 7952 Cairns Street Address: Fitzroy Building 114, Catalina Crescent…
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Australian Government response to the Productivity Commission inquiry on national water reform

April 2019 The Australian Government has responded to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry on National Water Reform. More information on the inquiry is available on the Productivity Commission’s web​site. Overview The Australian Government welcomes the findings of the Productivity Commission’s…
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National Biosecurity Management Group Communiqué: National Browsing Ant Eradication Program in the Northern Territory – 21 May 2025

The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) met on 21 May 2025 and approved a 3-year Response Plan inclusive of a cost-shared budget of $4 million for the National Browsing Ant Eradication Program (NBAEP) in the Northern Territory (NT).Browsing ant was first detected in the NT in June 2015 and…
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