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19 March 2008
During the Easter period of 2008, AQIS offices will be closed. Confirmed bookings for inspections over the Easter period will be serviced in accordance with arrangements made with the…
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Dr Michelle WilleDr Michelle Wille has made an exceptional contribution to reducing the risks posed to the environment and social amenity by ensuring key stakeholders in government and non-government agencies are aware and prepared for high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1.High pathogenicity…
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Potato late blight is caused by exotic strains of Phytophthora infestans (A2 mating type).Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Potato late blight (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaExotic to Australia: Phytophthora infestans that causes potato late blight is…
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Levies are collected under Commonwealth legislation to fund research and development and plant health integrity for the grains, sugar, cotton, rice and pasture seeds industries. The Australian Government provides capped matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
The Grains, Sugar and…
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The Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Hub (SQNNSW Hub) is led by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ).
Video transcript: Southern Queensland Northern New South Wales Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (DOCX 115 KB)
Funding
The Australian Government is…
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Biosecurity research and innovation enhances our work to prevent, predict, identify and respond to biosecurity threats.
Programs such as the Biosecurity Innovation Program (BIP) and Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) test and develop new ideas and technologies. They also…
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Australia has a favourable animal health status. We are free from many of the economically important diseases that occur in other parts of the world.Laboratory diagnostics are key components of Australia’s animal health system.Quality assured diagnostics:detect emergency and emerging animal…
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Key animal health events in Australia in 2021 and 2022Detection of Japanese encephalitis in AustraliaIn February and March 2022, Japanese encephalitis (JE) was detected and confirmed in piggeries in Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. On 30 March 2022, a rare case of JE in…
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This indicator examines the institutional frameworks that support sustainable forest management. Institutional frameworks provide mechanisms for engagement of the wider community in the process of continuous improvement and sustainable forest management.This is Supporting information for Indicator…
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Authors: Steve Read, Cressida Lehmann
Regeneration three months after fire, Currowan, New South Wales, February 2020.
Photo: Cressida Lehmann
Introduction
This Insights article provides a stocktake of information on the area of fire in Australia’s forests in the five-year period 2011…
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