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Why biosecurity matters in northern AustraliaAustralia is free from many pests, diseases and weeds present in Southeast Asia and some Pacific countries. Their introduction could devastate our plant…
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Technology and innovation is changing the face of Australia’s forestry industries.
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New ways to manage forests
Innovative technologies are helping the…
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Australia depends heavily on imported seeds to produce a wide range of crops, including vegetables. Large quantities of these seeds are imported into Australia annually.
The distribution of pathogens (that cause disease) associated with seed is expanding across the world and new biosecurity risks…
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Date of issue: 5 August 2024Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: IAN 2024-07AttentionOrganic operators and exporters, approved certifying bodies, industry bodies.PurposeTo provide an update on the approved amendment to the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce (National…
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We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity. Its goal was to raise awareness to help protect Australia’s agriculture, economy, and way of life from invasive pests that can enter our country via shipping containers and imported goods.With climate…
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Date of issue: 21 November 2024Dates of effect: 29 November 2024Attention:Registered fish exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, automated export permit issuers and registered export manufacturing establishmentsSeafood Industry AustraliaCentral and Regional offices of the Department…
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The risk to Australia
Weeds cost the Australian economy billions of dollars in control measures and lost income each year. They reduce agricultural production by competing with crops, introducing crop diseases and restrict our ability to trade internationally by contaminating crops and wool.…
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“Our rich and delicate biodiversity is made up of more than 600,000 organisms, and many are not found anywhere else on earth. These irreplaceable environmental assets underpin our $90 billion agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries, and the international trade that comes from them. They also…
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Date of Issue: 20 December 2011
Date of Effect: Immediate
Country: All countries
MICoR is an information management system that brings together the importing country requirements of…
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The Australian Government Departments of Agriculture and Water Resources, Health and Industry, Innovation and Science have commenced a review to examine the interaction between Australia’s food…
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