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Harmful pests and diseases may arrive with travellers coming to Australia.We screen incoming air and cruise travellers and baggage to protect against this risk. We use X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection and questioning.If you are travelling to Australia, check what to do:before you…
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The recognised offshore cleaning and pre-inspection providers (ROCIP) scheme ensures that used passenger vehicles and motorcycles exported from a recognised facility and load ports arrive in Australia free from biosecurity risk material.Recognised providers clean used passenger vehicles or…
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Specific health risks are posed by international travellers (passengers and crew) arriving in Australia. These risks could have a devastating effect on the Australian community and economy. Effective human biosecurity practices are essential in protecting Australia from serious communicable…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 12 April 2023, troughs were responsible for widespread showers and storms across much of southern Australia as well as localised parts of eastern Australia. Meanwhile an intense low-pressure system which…
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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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Haydn Valle, Shiji Zhao, Tom Jackson and Will Chancellor
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The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly over the last 5 decades by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. Unlike most other agricultural sectors which have relied primarily on increases in…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2018
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Canberra Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable Summary Report 2018 PDF
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Latest dataAgricultural commoditiesDocumentFile sizeAgricultural commodities: March Quarter 2025 – Outlook tables Excel - 192 KB217 KBAgricultural commodities: March Quarter 2025 – Statistical tables Excel - 556 KB460 KBAgricultural commodities: December Quarter 2024 – Outlook tables MS Excel192…
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Background: What is lumpy skin disease and how is it spread?
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious viral disease of cattle and buffalo spread by biting insects including stable flies, mosquitoes, ticks and possibly midges. LSD virus tends to spread over long distances by movement of infected…
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Export Industry Advice notices 2022
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14/12/2022
2022-69
Horticulture – Applications for the export of carrots to Taiwan in 2023
08/12/2022
2022-68
Plant Export Operations – Public Consultation on the proposed amendments to the…
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