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National Drought Forum 2023

The Australian Government holds the National Drought Forum every 2 years to bring together representatives from the Australian, state, territory and local governments, industry, the financial sector, First Nations communities and the not-for-profit sector. The forum provides a platform for drought…
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Tackling Australia’s feral deer problem

Feral deer are an emerging pest animal problem in Australia, with rising numbers causing damage to the environment and Australian agriculture.Current population numbers are not exact, but decades of farm escapes and deliberate relocations have helped deer populations expand exponentially. Recent…
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Developing and evaluating new veterinary laboratory tests

​The Animal Health Committee maintains the policy and procedure for the development and evaluation of new laboratory tests for animal health laboratories in Australia. Procedure to develop and evaluate new veterinary laboratory tests 1. Background The Subcommittee on Animal Health Laboratory…
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Exporting non-prescribed goods: determining a non-prescribed good

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has created this guideline to assist those wishing to export non-prescribed goods. This guideline sets out what constitutes a non-prescribed good and how to determine if a particular product is a prescribed or non-…
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2021-31: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Advice to food processing and storage facilities managing issues arising from the implementation of China’s new registration and labelling requirements

Date of issue: 23 December 2021 Date of effect: 1 January 2022 to Until Further Notice Reference Number: MAA2021- 31 Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian…
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2021-53: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Advice to food processing and storage facilities managing issues arising from the implementation of China’s new registration and labelling requirements

Date of issue: 23 December 2021 Date of effect: 1 January 2022 to Until Further Notice Reference Number: MAA2021- 53 Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian…
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2021-23: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Advice to food processing and storage facilities managing issues arising from the implementation of China’s new registration and labelling requirements

Date of issue: 23 December 2021 Date of effect: 1 January 2022 to Until Further Notice Reference Number: MAA2021- 23 Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian…
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The best noses in biosecurity: Australia’s biosecurity detector dogs

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 1 Guests: Jeff Smith and Colleen Eiser In this episode we talk to Jeff and Colleen about the biosecurity detector dogs. Learn about how the dogs are selected and trained, some of the interesting items they have intercepted and…
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Biosecurity Compliance and Enforcement

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 9 Host: Steve Peios Guest: Peter Timson Peter Timson, First Assistant Secretary of the Biosecurity Compliance and Enforcement division, discusses how the department prevents and manages biosecurity risks both offshore and…
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Guideline – Par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns

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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