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National Farm Safety WeekNational Farm Safety Week is an annual national campaign focused on promoting safety behaviour and practices and reducing injuries and deaths on Australian farms.With one of the highest fatality rates of any industry in Australia, the agriculture, fisheries and forestry…
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Grants to realise big ideas for agriculture from young rural innovatorsCongratulations to Fraser Border from the University of Southern Queensland who was awarded the ultimate honour of the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management’s Award for his project -Implementing…
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OverviewAgricultural traceability is a shared responsibility between industry, governments and the broader agricultural supply-chain participants. The Australian Government has committed over $127 million to enhancing agricultural traceability. Activities will support action to meet the objectives…
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Import conditions for fresh apples from China are now on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of apples from China to Australia possible. A decision to import apples…
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An international student’s visa has been cancelled and an infringement notice of $3,756 issued for attempting to bring more than 2kg of cooked meat, eggs and frangipani flowers into Australia.
Biosecurity detector dog, Ghost, sniffed out the offending items at Adelaide airport’s baggage claim…
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An Australia wide waste management business which breached the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Biosecurity Act) by incorrectly dumping imported meat products is the first to be subject to on a new two-year monitoring program.
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry accepted an…
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Australian dairy establishments exporting to Chile will no longer be required to undergo periodic in-country audits by Chilean officials. The Chilean Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) agreed to exempt Australia from this requirement because of Australia’s high-quality dairy regulations.
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A list of horticulture export registered establishments approved to undertake treatments for protocol markets is provided below. Not all treatment facilities are listed, only those that have given permission to be published.The registered establishments are grouped by the types of approved…
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Exotic invasive species cause significant environmental damage by outcompeting our wildlife, degrading habitats and threatening Australia’s biodiversity. They can impact our agricultural productivity and our way of life.Environmental biosecurity protects Australia’s plants, animals and eco-systems…
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The department is involved in international efforts to foster the sustainable management of forests globally and combat illegal logging and associated trade. Our department aims to assist our forest industries through international engagement that benefits their interests, in turn supporting the…
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