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28 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including imported food stakeholders, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.What has changed?In 2023, in conjunction with the…
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The Fit and Proper Person (FPP) Test is where the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (or delegate) decides whether a person, or company, is of a trustworthy nature and demonstrates the personal integrity to export agricultural goods from Australia. It is applied when…
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The 2022 plantation forestry method builds on the 2017 plantation forestry method (the 2017 method) to provide more opportunities for the plantation forestry industry to participate in the ACCU Scheme. A project under the 2022 plantation forestry method will accumulate or sequester carbon as the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 14 May 2025 tropical lows and troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and northern Australia.Rainfall totals were low in all cropping regions, with 0-5 millimetres recorded in most areas.Over the coming eight…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 28 May 2025, tropical and polar lows brought rainfall to parts of north-western and south-eastern Australia respectively.Cropping regions in New South Wales received 5-100 millimetres of rainfall, while rainfall was…
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In March, the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith participated in the 19th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) in Rome, leading the Australian delegation including Dr Sophie Peterson and Ms Lauren Madden.As part of the broader South-West Pacific…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 7
Host: Steve Peios
Guest: Dr Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn
Dr Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Scientist at the CSIRO, explains how the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) could destroy over 300 types of plants including our food crops…
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23 August 2017The commencement of this analysis is in response to a request for market access for fresh pineapple fruit (Ananas comosus) from Taiwan into Australia. Taiwan advised Australia in April…
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ScopeThe department has implemented new import conditions for breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns. Further information is available in Biosecurity Advice Notice 2018-15 and Import Industry Advice…
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Seeing the impact of climate variability on their beef and hay production business in Central Queensland, Matt and Justine McLeod knew they needed to adapt their practices.“When we first came here, a shower of rain or a storm would end up down the creek not staying in our paddocks,” Matt said.“We…
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