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The Australian Government recognises the need to continue improving the regulation of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals. The aim is to give farmers and other users access to newer and better chemical products, while ensuring the integrity of Australia’s agvet chemicals regulatory…
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18 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers of dairy and beef for human consumption from Japan.Importers of bovine fluid and tissue samples for laboratory research from Japan.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has been notified of an outbreak of Lumpy…
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Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030, first published in 2021, has been refreshed to better align with the current strategic and operating environment for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).Now titled DAFF Biosecurity 2030 Roadmap (the Roadmap), it acknowledges the pivotal role…
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The reviewThe Productivity Commission carried out a review of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) and released their Inquiry Report on 26 September 2023.The Australian Government is considering and addressing the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry findings. The report is helping to inform the future…
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Non-tariff barriers: A billion dollar burdenThis report summarises the impact of non-tariff barriers on agriculture and presents new modelling results that show non-tariff barriers are equivalent to a 19% tariff and are a billion dollar burden on Australian agricultural exports.Download PDF (754 KB…
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A new guide on monitoring and evaluation processes for general surveillance programs is set to boost our biosecurity efforts.General surveillance programs are vital initiatives that involves people from all walks of life to detect and report pests, weeds and diseases.This reporting allows early…
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17 December 2018Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of peas from China and mandarins from Israel.What has changed?From the 16th of January 2019 fresh peas from China and mandarins from Israel will be automatically considered for the compliance-based inspection scheme (CBIS).Under the…
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9 May 2022Who does this notice affect?Importers, suppliers and brokers of:Fresh persimmons from New Zealand only.What has changed?As part of enhancing the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS), the department is implementing a trial to count compliance and apply intervention rates based on…
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Mites like Varroa are threatening Australia’s $14 billion honey bee industry. A new global innovation challenge has been launched to find technologies for detecting and managing European honey bee mites. This project aims to improve Australia’s ability to detect exotic mites at the border and…
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Pineapple, prawn and peanut producers will be helped to access safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals through $2 million in grants.The grants are part of the Australian Government’s $33.8 million 15-year commitment to help farmers access agvet chemicals to help feed…
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