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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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3 December 2021
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide updated information on the registration of food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China, and product labelling requirements for food products exported to China.
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The advice in this…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 24 May 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of the country dry. Cold fronts moved across south-eastern parts of Australia bringing showers of up to 50 millimetres over parts of southern Victoria, western…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 10 May 2023, high-pressure systems kept much of Australia clear and dry. However, a series of colds fronts moved across the south-east of the country, bringing frosty conditions to southern parts of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 26 April 2023, high pressure systems brought little to no rainfall to much of Australia. Meanwhile, a low-pressure trough across northern Queensland combined with south-easterly airflow resulted in heavy…
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On 16 October 2018, the Senate referred the following matters to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2019:
The independence of regulatory decisions made by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines…
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[expand all]SummaryOn 2 November 2019, South East Asian Livestock Services Pty Ltd (SEALS) exported 1,012 slaughter buffalo and 226 slaughter cattle to Vietnam. The journey was completed in 11 days and discharged in Vietnam over 12 and 13 November 2019.A mortality rate of 2.27% (23 head) was…
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The Quarantine Regulators Meeting (QRM), established in 2008, is an annual forum that connects government agencies responsible for or involved in biosecurity and border management.The QRM provides an opportunity for biosecurity agencies worldwide to discuss innovative topics, emerging issues, and…
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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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