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Australia's state and territory governments have primary responsibility for animal welfare and laws to prevent cruelty. The Australian Government is responsible for trade and international agreements relating to animal welfare. We work with exporters to maintain international export standards.
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PLANT PEST
Exotic bee species look similar to everyday honey bees, but can carry pests and diseases, or take over our honey bee hives. Left is Asian honey bee; centre is everyday honey bee; right is the giant honey bee.Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, PaDIL.
Bees (Apis spp.) (exotic species)Exotic to…
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1 in 5 Australian adults participate in recreational fishing every year, improving wellbeing and contributing 100,000 jobs and $11 billion to the Australian economy.Most recreational fishing occurs in coastal waters and state and territory governments are responsible for day-to-day management. This…
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This is a temporary webpage to access the department’s resources from Hort Connections 2025. This webpage will be available until 1 September 2025.We work with scientists, farmers and industry to maximise growth and new market opportunities for Australian agriculture, both locally and…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has conducted a review of the biosecurity import requirements for fresh peach (Prunus persica), plum (Prunus salicina and Prunus domestica) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca) fruit from China, for human consumption.
There were three…
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19 June 2020
Who does this notice affect?
The change affects passengers and crew travelling to Australia, senders and receivers of international mail and other persons who fail to comply with the legislation administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
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You may be familiar with the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), but how much do you know about its dotted relation, the yellow spotted stink bug (Erthesina fullo)?Following a spike in border detections during the 2023–24 season, the yellow spotted stink bug (YSSB) was added to Australia’s National…
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Live animals onboard vessels may introduce serious diseases to Australia such as African swine fever, screw worm fly, rabies, Newcastle disease, and foot and mouth disease, and therefore pose a risk to the health of Australian animals, people and environment. Animals include cats, dogs, fish, birds…
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From 1 July 2019, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) levy for bananas will decrease from 0.75 cents per kilogram to nil. The EPPR levy was activated on 1 July 2015 to…
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The Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel (SFRARP) is established under Section 124 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
SFRARP is an independent, specialist body that reviews…
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