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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy report: Tackling the feral cat pandemic

Summary The Australian Government recognises feral cats are a serious vertebrate pest in Australia that have severe to devastating effects on native fauna. The Government has long recognised predation by feral cats as a threat to Australian fauna with a listing as a key threatening process under…
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Pest profile: Varroa mite

Varroa mites (Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni) are tiny red-brown external parasites of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) and are about the size of a sesame seed. Until recently both species were exotic to Australia, however in June 2022 Varroa destructor was detected in a sentinel…
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National Water Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production

DownloadNational Water Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (PDF 1.8 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.​Water sources used by the Australian poultry industry are varied, and include town water, underground water, surface water and rain…
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Australian Government response to the report of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee: Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2021 Download Australian Government response to the report of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee: Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food [PDF 285 KB] If you have difficulty accessing these…
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Australia's Indigenous land and forest estate (2024)

​​​​​Publication date: 28 October 2024The Australia's Indigenous land and forest estate (2024) is a continental spatial dataset that identifies and reports separately the individual attributes of Australia's Indigenous estate, namely the extent of land and forest over which Indigenous peoples and…
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Statement of research and development priorities

​​IntroductionThe varroa mite (Varroa destructor Korean haplotype) is a destructive pest of the European honey bee that spread worldwide during the late 20th century, killing unprotected beehives. Globally…
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World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO is vital to the Australian Government’s international efforts to push for substantial reductions in trade distorting subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers used by other countries. It also ensures a fair and level playing field for Australia’s agricultural exports. A key objective of…
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A single national framework for the regulation of agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines - regulatory model

[expand all]​​Executive Summary In 2008 the Productivity Commission released a report on the regulation of chemicals and plastics 1. In response, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) directed the…
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2018-44 - Horticulture Exports Program – Commencement of Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Accredited Properties (Amendment) Order 2018

25 September 2018PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the new legislation around how the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources regulates certain growers, packhouses and…
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Australia-New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) Meeting 19

Joint Communiqué7 December 2023, Auckland, New ZealandOn 7 December 2023, delegates from New Zealand and Australia met at Auckland MPI Centre for the 19th ANZBC annual event co-chaired by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Deputy Director-General Stuart Anderson and Department of…
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