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Animals coming into Australia must spend time at specially equipped biosecurity stations to ensure they are free of disease before being released. Fees are charged by the biosecurity station for housing…
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The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 6 March 2015 and considered the following issues:National portfolio investment optimisationThe committee considered a report on the National Biosecurity…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 7 December 2022, high-pressure systems brought another week of dry conditions to most of Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were observed across small areas of northern and eastern…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 10 November 2021, low pressure troughs brought storms and significant rainfall to parts of northern and eastern Australia. In the south, low-pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought…
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Australia exercises strict biosecurity measures designed to protect plant and animal health.
All machinery imported into Australia must be free from contamination such as seeds, soil, plant and animal materials
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry uses a range of scientific, intelligence and evidence-based information to set the measures for managing risks associated with arriving goods and cargo. This includes targeting containers:that pose greater biosecurity risksare from known high-…
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1. Import conditions – identify and comply All wooden, bamboo and similar articles imported for personal use are subject to import conditions, whether imported as passenger luggage, through the mail,…
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Preventing and controlling emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, and dog-mediated rabies requires collaborative efforts. Australia has been strengthening pre-border biosecurity efforts to control dog-mediated rabies through assistance to our near northern…
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Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoniI 'Qfly') and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata 'Medfly') are among the world’s worst horticultural pests, affecting a wide range of host plants throughout Australia. The horticultural industry estimates fruit flies cost Australia hundreds of…
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Kasia Mazur, Andrea Bath, Robert Curtotti and Rupert Summerson
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The main objective of this project is to estimate and value the non-market environmental benefits to the community from reducing the risk of marine pest incursions in Australia’s waters. A non-market valuation method,…
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