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You may be familiar with the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), but how much do you know about its dotted relation, the yellow spotted stink bug (Erthesina fullo)?Following a spike in border detections during the 2023–24 season, the yellow spotted stink bug (YSSB) was added to Australia’s National…
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15 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All persons who currently bring in or import live animals or animal products e.g. meat, into Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.What is happening?To effectively safeguard the biosecurity of the islands, we are considering amending existing…
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01 November 2022
Who is affected by this notice?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders wishing to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Who is not affected by this notice?
Clients who require…
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31 January 2022
We invite you to comment on the draft review by 31 March 2023.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a review of the biosecurity risks associated with importing…
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Author: Lindsay Hogan
In recent years, ABARES has undertaken research programs that focus on two key economic aspects of Australia's food exports: world food demand to 2050 and implications for Australia’s…
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Authors: Niki Dufty, Shiji Zhao, Walter Shafron and Haydn Valle
Figure 1 Farm workers by type of employment and industry, 2015–16
average per farm
ABARES analysis of labour use in the dairy industry shows the industry has distinct labour force requirements and faces different…
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The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the sixth time on 2 May 2023. The key focus areas for this meeting were:
the role of migration in meeting the workforce needs of agriculture and processing sectors; and
the housing needs of regional Australia,…
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On the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May we celebrate the depth and diversity of plant science undertaken to protect Australia’s plant health and biosecurity at a special science exchange event at Agriculture House in Canberra, hosted by Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr…
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In a significant step up in regional One Health and disease prevention capabilities, Wildlife Health Australia has achieved official designation from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as a Collaborating Centre for Wildlife Health Risk Management.
This new international wildlife…
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The 90th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) took place in Paris between 21 and 25 May 2023. It was the first meeting to be held in person since 2019 and brought together representatives from over 180 member countries. Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark…
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