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Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments
AWTG 02-23 noted an update from Queensland that drafting of the new standards and guidelines is continuing. Further engagement with the stakeholder advisory group and other targeted stakeholders,…
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Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to lodge a request for inspection using the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
The department is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal.
Action
The department is investigating the issue as a high priority…
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5 January 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Non-scheduled airline industry
What has changed?
The CAM Program is a significant 4-year transformation program which will enable data on all international arriving aircraft to be digitised and supported by automated tools. Biosecurity officers and…
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Date of Issue: 22 May 2013
Date of Effect: Immediate
Affected Markets
Russia
Seafood exports to Russia
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has received advice from…
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On 3 May 2016, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources engaged Ernst & Young to undertake an independent cost, benefit and risk analysis of the relocation of the Australian Pesticides and…
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Accelerating changes in earth systems at all scales – from global to microbial – are creating multiple risks and challenges, and some opportunities.
Agriculture is already impacted, and adapting. Climate and commodity prices will become more volatile, while emerging…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAn estimated 21% of Australian farm businesses are classified as broadacre cropping farms (18,000 farms), of which 9,300 were specialist cropping farms and a further 8,700 produced a mix of cropping and livestock ( see Methodology).Farm incomes for cropping…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 16 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the west, far north and east of Australia.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in Western Australia where 5-150…
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September 2023
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Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Adequacy of Australia's biosecurity measures and response preparedness, in particular with respect to foot-and-mouth disease and varroa mite (PDF 4.2 MB)
If you…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 8
Host: Steve Peios
Guest: Dr Adrian Dinsdale
Dr Adrian Dinsdale, Assistant Director at the Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) at Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ), explains how game-changing technological advancements such as the…
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