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1 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers, brokers, operators of approved arrangement sites and operators of biosecurity entry points.What has changed?We are drafting new policy to improve the way we schedule biosecurity and imported food inspections.A Have Your Say survey on the draft…
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Authors: Peter Lock and Linden Whittle
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This report presents estimates of the potential production and use of harvest and sawmill residues in Australia in 2050. It provides insights into what the production and use of wood residues may look like in decades to come, once any required…
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Growing a Better Australia – A Billion Trees for Jobs and Growth PDF 3.1 MB
Please note: this Plan was published in 2018 by the then government.
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Foreword
Australia has a proud…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 8
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Leanne Kendra
Leanne joined the department and the detector dog program at a very interesting time in 2009, when the program was transitioning from beagles to Labradors. She outlines some of the…
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Import ProceduresHow do I know if I need an import permit?Check the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). This database lists the Biosecurity conditions under which various commodities may be imported into Australia. If an import permit is required, or if any other specific conditions…
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Louise van Meurs
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
DAFF
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
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Date: 18 July 2008
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Draft Import Risk Analysis for Fresh Capsicum (Paprika) Fruit From the Republic of…
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Author: Brett Herbert, Australian Government Department of Agriculture
Crayfish plague is an exotic disease and is listed in Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals. It is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish, and Australian crayfish are highly susceptible.…
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Influenza Viruses in Dogs
Canine influenza virus
The first outbreak of canine influenza virus (CIV) was detected in racing greyhounds in the United States of America (USA) in 2004. The virus was…
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The Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper (the White Paper) was an Australian Government plan to grow agriculture. It was a $4 billion investment in our farmers and in the future of our nation.
Through the White Paper, the government announced $200 million for biosecurity surveillance and…
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02 June 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principle agents— associated with shipping or…
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