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Date of issue: 27 September 2024Date of effect: 1 October 2024Reference Number: MAA2024-14Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry AustraliaExport establishmentsExporters, AEPI and EXDOC usersDepartment of…
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In 2016, the Australian Government began investigating the use of carp virus to control carp numbers in Australia. The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) led work.The FRDC undertook extensive consultation, detailed investigations and targeted research. Eleven research…
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Ending hunger around the world is the focus of World Food Day today, as 2.8 billion people still can’t afford a healthy diet and 733 million face hunger globally. Australia is one of 150 countries embracing this year’s World Food Day theme, “Right to foods for a better life and better future…
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CSIROAnimals have been used in research for millennia – some of the first recorded experiments on animals date back to the 4th century BCE. Use of animals for the development and testing of medical products like medicines, vaccines and diagnostic procedures has been critically important to the…
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The Operational Science and Surveillance’s (OSS) Entomology team at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) have just experienced their busiest Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season to date, dealing with a record number of detections.The team has 41 dedicated diagnostic…
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Date of issue: 15 April 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: MAA 2024-55, MAA2023-39, MAA2023-04, MAA2022-17, MAA2022-04AttentionIndustry bodies – Dairy Australia, Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilDairy Export…
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The National Management Group (NMG) agreed at its meeting on 29 May 2025 that it is no longer technically feasible to eradicate tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) from Australia. This decision is based on the technical considerations of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (…
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A man involved in an illegal wildlife trafficking ring has been sentenced to 9 months in prison after pleading guilty to 3 offences related to smuggling exotic animals into Australia.Jesse Sayeg admitted to illegally importing live tortoises and turtles in Caloundra Magistrates Court in Queensland…
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OverviewThe department delivered Exercise Paratus – a multiyear exercise program. It aimed to enhance Australia’s capability to respond to current and emerging biosecurity threats.The objectives of the exercise were to:practice our emergency management arrangements to enhance internal capability to…
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The Environmental Biosecurity Office is committed to meaningful connections with First Nations people to achieve better policy outcomes.
The Environmental Biosecurity Office champions First Nations perspectives across all our work.
Championing First…
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