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Prawn imports and biosecurity

Video transcript: New prawn import lawsAustralians love their prawns so much, we need to import them from overseas to keep up with demand.But we don’t want diseases arriving in Australia with those imports.Seafood disease experts have studied the biosecurity risks for prawn imports and recommend we…
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professor shergold - fourth report

​Report to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon. Tony Burke M.P. on the Implementation of the Callinan Inquiry (No. 4, MARCH 2010) Background Following receipt of the final…
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Fractal politics: Beware the dance of giants

Source: Shutterstock.com Deep shifts in economic, military and cultural power will continue to reshape the world, as the rise of multiple global powers erodes previous certainties, notwithstanding increasing global integration. International trade and relations – along with food and fibre…
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Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

​Reference: 05238/11 9 JUN 2011 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Dear Dr Grant Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for…
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Department approved seed purity testing laboratories

The listed International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) accredited laboratories and Naktuinbouw Authorized Laboratories (NAL) are approved by the department to perform purity analysis on seeds imported for planting and consumption into Australia.Certificates issued by the listed accredited…
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Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities

2 May 2023 Download Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities (PDF 316 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (PDF 284 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (DOCX 199 KB) If you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility for assistance.…
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Livestock prices

Alistair Read and Jasmine Rollan Key points Sudden shift to drier seasonal conditions driving higher turn-off and lower saleyard demand. Extra time required to increase processing capacity constraining processor demand in saleyards. Lower global…
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Weekly update - 7 July 2022

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 6 July 2022, a cloud band across northern Australia brought rainfall to the northern tropics, while an East Coast Low resulted in significant rainfall and flooding to parts of eastern New South Wales.…
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Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries' response to the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh unshu mandarin fruit from Japan

Office of the Director-General Reference:08/18815 Cover Letter Ms Louise van Meurs General Manager Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Dear Ms van Meurs…
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2020-01—Remote auditing of establishments registered to store and/or prepare fish and fish products for export as food

(Approved Auditors)Dear Approved Auditors,The department has circulated advice to industry advising of its current position on staffing, regulatory and operational obligations in relation to the audits of export establishments and the risks posed by the COVID-19 outbreak.At this time, all audits…
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