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Australia's biosecurity
Exotic plant pests and diseases can damage our agriculture industries, food production and natural environment. Some could change our way of life. Thanks to our biosecurity system, Australia is free from many of the world’s most damaging plant pests and diseases.
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Round three, Rural R&D for Profit summary of approved projectsOn 4 May 2017, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, the Minister for Agriculture, approved funding of more than $35.8 million from 2016-17 to 2019-…
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Meat Notice 2021-03 - Alternate protocol for confirming illegible or missing shipping marks for packed products (meat) exported to USA
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NSFS reference: 13
Issue date: 4 November 2021
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 31 May 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of the country dry. A number of cold fronts crossed southern Australia bringing showers up to 50 millimetres over Victoria and southern South Australia and up to 25…
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Animal welfare in AustraliaAnimal welfare within Australia is generally a state and territory responsibility. However, there is a collaborative approach to managing animal welfare that requires the cooperation of all layers of government and the broader animal welfare system.The Australian…
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On 23 June 2025, Italy notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) on a small cattle farm on the island of Sardinia. Italy immediately implemented emergency disease control and eradication measures. The department has conducted a risk…
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Animal Health Committee (AHC), September 2020
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AHC Vet Communique September 2020 PDF
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Date of issue: 24 August 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Who does this notice affect?
Exporters of non-prescribed goods - poultry and ratite products and animal by-products required to meet avian influenza importing country requirements.
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This notice directs exporters to where they can…
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In October 2000, the UN Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) established the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) and in 2015 further extended it. The IA F is the basis for international forests governance within the UN system and has five main components:
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International vessels, aircraft, travellers and goods arriving at installations operating within or outside Australian territory represent possible pathways for exotic pests and diseases to enter Australia.
The department manages biosecurity control of all international arrivals into the…
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