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Two key Australian Government fisheries policies are being reviewed to ensure they continue to support productive and sustainable Australian fisheries in the face of emerging challenges such as climate change.The draft review report is now open for public feedback.The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest…
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Pursuant to the Senate Order for entity contracts, the following sets out information on contracts entered into by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:not fully performed as at 31…
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National Farm Safety Week is underway and acts as a reminder of the many dangers involved in farming and the need to protect our farmers and farm workers the best we can.This year's Farm Safety Week is based on the theme ‘Recipes for Averting Disaster’. It focuses on the intangible risks and…
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Authors: Nicole Byrne and Jarrad Sanderson, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Infectious bursal disease (very virulent form)
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) or Gumboro is a viral disease affecting the immune system of young chickens. Present worldwide, the disease is highly…
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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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Animals coming into Australia must spend time at specially equipped biosecurity stations to ensure they are free of disease before being released. Fees are charged by the biosecurity station for housing…
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19 July 2010
Why is this import risk analysis (IRA) being undertaken?
Australia is responding to the USA's market access request for fresh stone fruit, dating from 1994. This is part of an agreement between Australia and the USA to consider each country's requests for agricultural exports.…
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DownloadDigital Passport Photos requirements for authorised officer applications (PDF 112 KB)Digital Passport Photos requirements for authorised officer applications (DOCX 67)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Please refer directly to the…
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We have completed the risk analysis for dragon fruit from the Philippines. We will now verify that the Philippines can meet the import conditions.
Risk analysis
When we do a risk analysis we:
review the science on pests and diseases of concern
assess…
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IAN 2025-18: NEXDOC outage 15-16 June 2025Date of issue: 12 June 2025AttentionNEXDOC registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwardersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional officesPurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) advises Next…
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