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Building Pacific partnerships for animal health

Through the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s (OCVO) Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health (PEPAH), Australia promotes a strong and unified Pacific family by supporting Pacific Island countries and territories to improve biosecurity, food security and animal health and welfare in the…
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Australian Government Response to the final report of the Independent Assessment of the 2018-19 Fish Deaths in the Lower Darling (the Vertessy Report)

​​​​​Overview On 22 January 2019, the Australian Government established an independent expert panel to respond to fish deaths. The fish deaths occurred in December 2018 to January 2019 in the lower Darling River. Professor Robert Vertessy of the University of Melbourne led the panel's response. On…
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Intensive livestock and game

​​​The department plays an important role developing policy and providing advice to the Australian Government on issues affecting the intensive livestock and game industries.Australian Eggs and Australian Pork Limited are the industry service bodies responsible for research and development and…
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AQIS Response to the CSIRO Food Science Australia report 'Review of the Current Testing Protocols for Imported Seafood Products'

​Review of the Current Testing Protocols for Imported Seafood Products by Food Science Australia, February 2010 1. Overarching Recommendation: A Mix of Risk Management Options ‘AQIS should implement…
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Drought impacts on broadacre and dairy farms in South-Eastern Australia 2018

​​​A recent ABARES report noted that the impacts of the 2018 drought on farm incomes may not be as severe as experienced in previous droughts, but that aggregate and average trends would likely mask significant variation in performance across different industries and regions. Interim results1…
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105-2023: Permits to import cats and dogs to Australia and expected behaviour when interacting with the department

5 May 2023 Who does this notice affect? This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies, preparing veterinarians, and importers of cats and dogs to Australia from countries other than New Zealand and Norfolk Island. What has changed? This advice supersedes the…
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Announcement information paper – commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from Japan

​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017Download​DocumentPagesFile size Announcement information paper – commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for…
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Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

01 November 2024Meeting CommuniquéCommonwealth, state, and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 1 November 2024. It was the first meeting chaired by Minister Julie Collins, appointed to the position of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in July 2024, and it was the…
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1.1a.iii Forest area in Regional Forest Agreement regions (2023)

This indicator (Indicator 1.1a) uses the area for each forest type over time as a broad measure of the extent to which forest ecosystems and their diversity are being maintained. Reporting on forest tenure aids our understanding of how different land management regimes may impact on forest…
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2021-58: Plant Export Operations – Updated information on registration for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

27 October 2021PurposeThis 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.Key pointsA recording of the Webinar…
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