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30 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All non-commercial vessel owners or, vessel operators arriving in Australian territory to visit or, stay together with any returning Australians intending to arrive in Australian territory. All shipping agents who represent international non-…
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National Residue Survey 2024–25 Industry brochure: Pome fruitDownload PDF - 633 KBDownload Chinese (Simplified) - 508 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.Online versionKey pointsIn 2024–25, the overall compliance with Australian standards was 97.4%Australian pome…
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Biosecurity conditions apply to all commodities imported into Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Island under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and subordinate legislation.
Prior to importing goods into the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT), please refer to the relevant subordinate legislation below to…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle,…
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Revised Draft Import Risk Analysis Report for Apples from New Zealand
FACT SHEET – JUNE 2004
BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA commenced an import risk analysis (IRA) on apples from New Zealand in 1999…
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28 April 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of (certain/specific) uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and…
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What to look for
Erratic, strange animal behaviour, such as:
drooling, attacking and biting people, animals or things for no reason, howling, twitching and running around blindly if ‘furious’ rabies
wobbly gait or difficulty walking, paralysed or in a stupor if ‘dumb’ rabies.
Animals…
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Beekeepers across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory will help in the fight against the spread of the most serious pest of honeybees in the world through a low-cost Internet of Things solution.
Two pilot programs targeting varroa mite, and co-funded to the tune of $130,000 under…
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Varroa mites (Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni) are tiny red-brown external parasites of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) and are about the size of a sesame seed. Until recently both species were exotic to Australia, however in June 2022 Varroa destructor was detected in a sentinel…
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Australians love raising chickens and other pet birds in their backyards. However, allowing wild birds to access your chicken coop places your birds’ health at unnecessary risk.This is because migratory birds that come to Australia can carry avian influenza (or bird flu) and spread the disease.…
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