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What's new?Safeguarding Arrangement applications will be open between 28 July 2025 and 30 January 2026.The department has introduced several mandatory and important changes for the 2025-26 BMSB (Brown Marmorated Stink Bug) season.Updates include:Revised application formIntroduction of the mandatory…
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17 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Travellers, and Australian importers and overseas exporters of high-risk plant products sent via international mail (including items posted using Express Mail Service).
What will change?
Following IAN 127-2020 issued on 13 August 2020, the…
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For the week ending 10 August 2022, low-pressure troughs and cold fronts across southern and eastern Australia brought rainfall and strong winds. Over northern parts of the country, high-pressure systems dominated,…
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7 February 2020
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Plant Biosecurity Advice 2020-P02 - Release of the final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh strawberry fruit from Japan PDF
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29 April 2025The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced pomelo to Australia from all commercial production areas of Vietnam can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.The final report takes into account comments received from stakeholders on the…
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25 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the shipping industry - including vessel masters, shipping agents and Biosecurity Industry Participants-associated with vessels that have berthed, loaded or transhipped via BMSB target risk countries during the BMSB season.What has changed?…
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We are excited to launch our new Junior Biosecurity Officer program for kids.
The program is an activity-based education program designed to raise awareness among primary-school age children and educate them on basic biosecurity concepts in a fun and interactive way.
Through the program, children…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia. The department provides updates and notices that are useful to industry.The department manages biosecurity controls to…
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OverviewAustralia’s economy relies on strong and open trade. Every day, we import a range of live animals, plants and animal and plant products.We must determine if an animal, plant or animal/plant product is safe to import to Australia before importing it. This is because these imported goods can…
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Biosecurity has played a critical role in reducing risk and shaping our nation to become one of the few countries in the world to remain free from the world’s most invasive pests and diseases.
While our status as an island nation has been a key factor in maintaining this position a number of…
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