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Recognising the unsung heroes of Entomology

The Operational Science and Surveillance’s (OSS) Entomology team at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) have just experienced their busiest Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season to date, dealing with a record number of detections.The team has 41 dedicated diagnostic…
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Questions and Answers

​​Release of Final report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh mangosteen fruit from Indonesia June 2012 Non-regulated analysis of existing policy Why was this non-regulated…
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invasive-ant-biosecurity-2019.docx

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Criterion 5: Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles

This criterion reports on the role of Australia’s forests in the carbon cycle​, including the amount of carbon stored in Australia’s forests, and the effects of natural disturbance, forest management and forest land-use change on forest carbon dynamics. It also reports the amount of carbon stored…
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Fruit Growers Victoria

​​4th July 2011 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Officer EMAIL TRANSMISSION: Colin.Grant@biosecurity.gov.au Dear Dr Grant, BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA ADVICE 2011/06- RELEASE OF THE DRAFT REPORT FOR THE NON-REGULATED ANALYSIS OF EXISTING POLICY FOR APPLES FROM NEW ZEALAND (A REVIEW) – Comment Fruit…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2019-A05 - Draft review of biosecurity risks associated with importing cooked duck meat from Thailand

17 July 2019We invite you to comment on the draft review by 15 September 2019. The Importation of cooked duck meat from Thailand draft review is available on our website. You can submit…
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M and R Silverstein

​131 Prentice Road Orrvale   2nd July, 2011 Office of the Chief Executive Dr Colin Grant Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 260 Good afternoon Colin, Remember Pears are the first…
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Environment and Invasives Committee meeting 2

14 August 2018 The Environment and Invasives Committee (the Committee) held its second face-to-face meeting on 14 August 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. The Committee reviewed its committee…
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Unique or exotic pets

Live animals and animal products from overseas could introduce some of the world’s most damaging pests and diseases into Australia. This could devastate our unique environment. While it’s common to keep dogs and cats as pets, other unique and interesting animals including reptiles, insects,…
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