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Check your fish tank for this tiny but mighty pest

Keep an eye out for exotic pests hiding in your aquarium.Marimo moss balls are a popular live algae often used to decorate aquariums and water features. While pretty, they could be hosts to zebra mussel.Zebra mussel is a prolific invasive pest that is exotic to Australia. If it becomes established…
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Importing seeds for planting

News and alertsChanges to Vegetable seed for sowingFrom 1 July 2025 an import permit will be required for Brassicaceous seed requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed requiring testing and/or treatment, that are imported for an end use of sowing. Importers will be able to apply for import permits…
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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 3, 2020

​​​​​Biosecurity Matters   To receive an email notification of future editions, subscribe to Biosecurity Matters. Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Biosecurity Advice 2015/03 - Draft review of policy: importation of Phytophthora ramorum host propagative material into Australia

​16 March 2015This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: importation of Phytophthora ramorum host propagative material into Australia’ by…
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Provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh ginger from Fiji

​​10 August 2012   This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh ginger from Fiji. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) recommends that the import of fresh ginger rhizomes to Australia…
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Biosecurity Advice 2012-09 - Release of the draft review for the importation of potato propagative material into Australia

​20 April 2012 This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: Importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia’ by…
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Biosecurity Advice 2012/14 - Draft report for the review of import conditions for fresh potatoes for processing from New Zealand

3 July 2012 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of import conditions for fresh potatoes for processing from New Zealand. The Department of…
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2015-11 - Grain and Seed Exports - China's import conditions for Australian wheat and barley

​​​​​​18 February 2015 Purpose​To advise Australian exporters that the import conditions for wheat (Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum and Triticum tauschii) and barley (Hodeum vulgare) for processing…
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BAA-2011-3 Release draft extension of policy

​8 April 2011  Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/03 - DRAFT NON-REGULATED ANALYSIS: EXTENSION OF EXISTING FRESH MANGO FRUIT IMPORT POLICY TO PAKISTAN This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA)…
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Proposed quarantine measures for the importation of elephant semen

PROPOSED QUARANTINE MEASURES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF ELEPHANT SEMEN FROM SINGAPORE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Conditions of Administration Importation under…
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