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15 October 2015This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a final risk analysis report has been issued for the release of the cochineal insect Dactylopius tomentosus ‘fulgida’ biotype for the…
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11 April 2024We have released the Import risk review for dehydrated and pre-sterilised microbiological media: final report. All comments on the draft report for this risk review have been considered in the finalisation process. The final report has now been published on the department’s …
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4 March 2025This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the final report for the import risk review for Dairy products for human consumption. All comments on the second draft report for this risk review (Animal Biosecurity Advice 2024-A05) have been considered in the…
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A new legislative framework for the Australian agricultural levies system comes into effect on 1 January 2025. The dates the changes come into effect vary for individual commodities. A complete list of these dates is provided below.1 January 2025Apples and pears levy and chargeAvocados levy…
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importing live invertebrate animals into Australia. Imports of live invertebrate animals from overseas can pose a major risk to Australia’s natural…
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Notice issued: 15 June 2022
From 1 July 2022 the rate of forest growers levies on logs that are produced in Australia will increase. Additionally, from this date producers who produce less than 20,000 cubic metres of leviable logs in a levy year will be exempt from the forest growers…
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Reforming agricultural markets to support emissions reductions
March 2023
The role that support policies play in either increasing or decreasing global agricultural GHG emissions is attracting greater scrutiny, with several studies pointing to contrasting impacts. However, agriculture is only one…
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Authors: Matthew Hyde, Sally Thorpe, Adrian Waring, Brian Moir and Caroline Gunning-Trant.
South American land use.
Market access the key to beef export growth
The growth in beef exports from South America since 2000 has mainly stemmed from improved market access, allowing the region to…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously. We have released the final report for the Review of the biosecurity risks of prawns imported from all countries for human consumption (the prawn review).…
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17 October 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft review by 4pm on 15 December 2023.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.
Have your say
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a review of the biosecurity risks…
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