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In response to the current escalation of HPAI outbreaks globally (in particular, the situation in the United States), I would like to assure Australians that the risk of AI viruses entering Australia from other countries is low.
Australia has a world-class biosecurity system and there are strong…
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Date: 27 June 2008
Ms. Louise van Meurs
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
DAFF
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Dear Louise
Submission to the…
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The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) for Lepisiota incisa – comprising all governments – has endorsed a revised response plan for eradicating Lepisiota incisa from Western Australia.
The response continues to be led by Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional…
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Authors: Bertie Hennecke, Lucy Arrowsmith and José ten Have
Prickly Pear (left) and Blackberry (right) are included in the list of 32 Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) agreed by Australian governments based on an assessment process that prioritised these weeds based on their invasiveness,…
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14 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, exporters and brokers of Phalaenopsis nursery stock sourced from approved sources under the high health arrangement between Australia and Taiwan.
What has changed?
The department has reviewed the bacterial plant pathogen Dickeya spp. on…
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Invasive pests and diseases can cause crops to fail and livestock to die. This can destroy peoples’ livelihoods.
Australia has a rigorous biosecurity system. It protects our country, countries in our region and countries we trade with.
To prevent pests and diseases from entering Australia, we…
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Two independent global forest certification bodies operate in Australia, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). They aim to promote responsible and sustainable forest management and forest product supply. …
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Australia exercises strict biosecurity measures designed to protect plant and animal health.
All machinery imported into Australia must be free from contamination such as seeds, soil, plant and animal materials
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries…
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The “Evolution of Landcare in Australia” has been researched and written for the Australian Landcare Council, Ministers and staff of the Australian Government and stakeholders, to inform natural…
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Australia's plantations 2020-21 is a dataset of commercial plantations derived from spatial data provided by plantation growers and managers. ABARES has prepared this dataset under the auspices of the National Plantation Inventory (NPI). The NPI has surveyed public and private plantation…
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