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As an ABARES mathematician or statistician, you have one of the most important jobs in Australian agricultural research.
Whether it is designing farm surveys, analysing data to identify sector trends, simulating the impacts of different…
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Nominations for the 2025 Australian Biosecurity Awards are now openRead the eligibility and assessment criteria before submitting a nomination.To submit a nomination, complete the nomination form.Nominations close 9 am AEST Monday 30 June 2025.Nomination formIf you need help with your nomination or…
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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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In 2019 the department commissioned Ernst & Young to undertake an independent review of the costs of our export certification activities. These costs were set out in the 2020-21 food and plant export Cost Recovery Implementation Statements (CRIS). This review informed our public consultation…
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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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Watch our video to learn more about Australia's biosecurity system, and the challenges we face.
Video transcript
Biosecurity protects Australia from pests and diseases that could impact on our industries, environment, plants, animals and communities.
It helps keep pests and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has reached an agreement with the Indonesian Agriculture and Quarantine Agency (IAQA) that its suspensions and restrictions on live cattle and buffalo exports from a combined 7 registered establishments across northern Australia, has been lifted…
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Find contact details for Australian national animal health reference laboratories:
Reference laboratories and collaborating centres
Policy for reference laboratories
The role of Australian national reference laboratories is designed to harmonise with the World Organisation for Animal Health (…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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We regulate the import of cats and dogs into Australia to:
protect our agriculture and environment from biosecurity risks
protect the health of humans, cats, dogs, and other animals
Find out how to import your cat or dog safely.
Step by step guides
Follow our step by step guides to…
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