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The sections below are key information from Australia's State of the Forests Report. This information provides important context for users of the Forests Australia website.Forest definitionThe definition of forest used by Australia's National Forest Inventory is:An area, incorporating all living…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the export activities of the kangaroo meat industry by:
registering processing facilities for export
overseeing production to ensure food safety, and
issuing export certification for kangaroo meat and meat products.
The…
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Overview
This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of empty bulk vessels that will be used for the export of prescribed goods.
Prior to undertaking inspections of empty bulk vessels for export, you must be appropriately trained, deemed…
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Fishery status reports 2025 provides an independent evaluation of the biological and economic status of fish stocks managed solely or jointly by the Australian Government.This 30th edition of the Fishery status reports covers the biological status of 56 stocks across 20 fisheries. The reports…
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Authors: Liangyue Cao and Jared Greenville
Introduction
On 19 November 2018 China initiated an anti-dumping and countervail investigation into Australian barley exported to China between 1 October 2017 and 20 September 2018. Dumping occurs when a company exports a…
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The risk analysis for table grapes from India
[expand all]Why has this risk analysis been undertaken?The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources helps people and goods…
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Import conditions for fresh table grapes (Vitis vinifera and hybrids) for human consumption from Sonora, Mexico have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision…
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Thursday 4th September 2008
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Comment on Issue Paper on Apple Imports from China
Please find below my comments…
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Australia is one of the few countries to remain free from the world’s most severe pests and diseases. Our agriculture and export industries benefit from our favourable biosecurity status.
There are many kinds of pests (such as thrips, mites and aphids) that can arrive on imported cut flowers…
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Scope and Purpose
Biosecurity management is a complex and often difficult task involving coordination of governments, industry and the community in protecting the health of Australia’s agriculture and environment. It is becoming even more complex through growing challenges such as climate change…
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