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Strengthening First Nations Leadership in Environmental Biosecurity

Indigenous Rangers play a key role in environmental biosecurity surveillance and land management.A deep connection to Country helps Indigenous Rangers recognise signs of ecological distress, unusual pests and signs of disease, making them frontline defenders in biosecurity surveillance and…
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Plant pest focus sharpened ahead of National Science Week

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided funding for the upgrade of two key scientific identification tools for plant pests and diseases, strengthening Australia’s biosecurity science ahead of National Science Week 2022. The system upgrades were undertaken by Plant Health…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Submissions in response to the Draft import risk analysis report for stone fruit from the USA

Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 46 KINGS MEADOWS Tasmania 7249 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6336 5414 Telephone Cindy.Hanson@dpiw.tas.gov.au Cover Letter 27 June…
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AWTG Work Plan 2024

The AWTG work plan was approved by the Agricultural Senior Official Committee (AGSOC) in May 2024.ActivityLead JurisdictionStatusKey Dates/ConsiderationsUpdating the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for the Land Transport of Livestock to improve the welfare of…
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Project 24: Mitigating on-farm antimicrobial resistance risks for livestock industries

OverviewThis project aimed to improve the understanding of the transmission pathways and biosecurity priorities for reducing AMR risks in livestock enterprises in Australia.The project provided livestock producers with a framework to assess the risk of AMR transmission into, within, or out of,…
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19-2023: Reduced fees for entries subject to AEP verification

30 January, 2023 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved arrangement class 19.1 non commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) and approved arrangement class 19.2 automatic entry processing for…
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Climate-smart agriculture: Australia’s voice in Europe

The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Germany, the Netherlands and Italy in June 2024 to promote Australian sustainable agriculture practices and learn the agricultural trade policy the EU is using to drive global action.The SRAA collaborated on…
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Western Australia Biosecurity Roundtable 4 July 2018

​​​​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeWestern Australia Biosecurity Roundtable Report - 4 July 2018, Perth PDF154.3 MBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 Western…
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Biosecurity review supports hippo populations in Australia’s welfare accredited zoos

Common and pygmy hippopotamuses and their semen can now be imported to Australian zoos after a 40-year hiatus, in a major boost for genetic diversity and the public’s viewing pleasure.Zoos accredited under the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) will soon be able to apply for an import permit to…
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Assessment of fruit fly pest free areas of northern China

The following list contains documents relating to the Biosecurity Australia assessment of northern China's fruit fly pest free areas - Hebei, Shandong and Xinjiang. Number…
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