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Exotic pests, diseases and weeds can hitch a ride to Australia with vessels, shipping containers and break-bulk cargo. If they establish here they can wipe out entire food crops, harm our animals and damage our beautiful environment. Some pests could even change our way of life forever.
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5 December 2025Who does this notice affect?All Biosecurity Industry Participants subscribed to receive Import Industry Advice Notice notifications from the department.All Biosecurity Industry Participants who utilise / engage with the departments import-related IT systems for the management of…
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Training our government and industry vets to prepare for emergency animal disease (EAD) responses helps protect Australia’s livestock, domestic and native animals from disease.In May, the European Commission for the Control of Foot and Mouth Disease hosted a virtual training course providing…
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18 September 2025This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders that we will host a webinar to present an overview of the final report on the Importation of live garden snails (Cornu aspersum) for heliciculture, including the proposed risk management conditions.Date: Monday 29 September 2025Time: 11:…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, October 2020
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Updated Australian Government response to Australia's Faunal Extinction Crisis [PDF 68KB]
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On 27 June 2018,…
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November 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture advisory report: Inquiry into the Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024 (PDF 114 KB)IntroductionThe Australian Government thanks the House of…
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10 December 2024 Who does this notice affect? Importers of chicken and egg products for human consumption from New Zealand. Importers of avian derived goods for a laboratory end use Importers of live birds and hatching eggs What has changed? The New Zealand…
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