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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call the
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888
(free call within Australia)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious threat to Australia’s animal health and trade. Livestock workers, producers, and large animal…
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Date issued - 17 February 2006
This Industry Advice Notice is to provide information about important changes to the way Japan will regulate agricultural chemical residues in food.
Japan’s Ministry…
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30 August 2023
In mid-2023, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) adopted a new Terrestrial Animal Health Code chapter for equine piroplasmosis (infection with Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi). The new chapter for equine piroplasmosis includes:
Recommendations for…
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3 May 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All Customs Brokers, Importers or Biosecurity Industry Participants
What has changed?
On 7 April 2022, the department successfully implemented an innovative automation solution for Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC) screening. The automation will improve…
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24 October 2025Indonesia requested Australia consider an alternative phytosanitary measure to manage the quarantine pests (ants, mealybugs and spider mites) associated with imported fresh mangosteen fruit for human consumption.As a member of the World Trade Organization, Australia is obliged to…
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OverviewAustralia has world-leading livestock traceability systems and an ongoing reform agenda ensuring these systems not only continue to meet but surpass future needs. This is key to preserving our biosecurity and enhancing export trade.In 2022, Australia’s Commonwealth and state and territory…
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13 March 2026Who does this notice affect?This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs into Australia.Current import requirementsThe Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has advised Australians in conflict-…
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What can data from the Census of Population and Housing tell us about changes in agricultural employment?
Authors: Neil Barr and Robert Kancans
Note: Derived from analysis of historic data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (CPH). Limitations of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 11 January 2023, tropical cyclone activity and seasonal thunderstorms brought widespread rainfall across most of northern Australia. In Australian cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 15 and 50 millimetres…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 26 October 2022, a low-pressure system and associated cold front over inland Australia brought extensive rainfall to eastern Australia and southern parts of Western Australia. Weekly rainfall totals…
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