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Author: Dr Gita Nandan.Download the full reportThis article looks at the trends in foreign direct investment in Australia’s agricultural sector, its potential benefits, community concerns about it, and the range of Australian policies that are involved in its regulation.Download PDF - 2.99…
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The burnt pine longicorn beetle is found in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, North Africa, and the countries between the Black and Caspian Seas and Syria and Israel.
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The risk to Australia
If introduced into Australia the burnt pine longicorn beetle…
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The Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program (IRBP) helps protect Australia’s more than $81 billion agriculture industries by contributing to the delivery of enhanced biosecurity capability in northern Australia, engaging Indigenous rangers through fee for service arrangements to undertake biosecurity…
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22 November 2012
A non-regulated analysis of existing policy
Why was this analysis undertaken?
Australia is undertaking this risk analysis in response to formal market access requests for fresh lychee fruit from Taiwan and Vietnam in 2003. Lychees are Taiwan’s and Vietnam’s top…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 22 September 2021, high pressure systems and weak frontal activity across southern Australia resulted in little rainfall across much of the continent. Weak frontal systems brought rainfall to…
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11 February 2016PurposeTo advise industry that Papua New Guinea has lifted the prohibition of the import of selected fruits and vegetables.Summary of changes and key pointsIn August 2015 the Papua…
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Five Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) are in place in three Australian states.The RFAs cover forested regions illustrated in the following map:Map of RFA regionsThe region-specific RFA webpages provide information about the RFAs, five-yearly RFA reviews, and historical publications associated with…
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Meat & Livestock Australia and LiveCorpVietnam is Australia’s second-largest live export market for beef cattle and has imported almost 2 million head in the last decade.Over this time, local supply chain partners and government representatives from both countries have developed strong…
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2 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All import stakeholders including freight forwarders, importers, custom brokers, airports, airlines, seaports, mail facilities and related biosecurity industry participants.
What has changed?
The Biosecurity Operations Division (BOD) within the…
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6 August 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for the inspection of hay and straw for export has been updated.
Key points
The following new instructional material is available on the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM):
Guideline:…
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