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Biosecurity activities manage the risk of pests and diseases that threaten Australia’s environment, agricultural industries and our way of life. We undertake a range of regulatory activities and recover the associated costs. This ensures our biosecurity system remains robust, responsive to…
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The popular TV series, Border Security – Australia’s Front Line is back for its 17th season.Filming has now wrapped up, with the series set to air on Channel 7 over the next 12 months.
The series has been filmed at airports and mail centres across the country…
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7 August 2023Who does this notice affect?The yachting industry, vessel operators, shipping agents, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.What has changed?The Port of Sydney FPOE determination has been amended to designate ‘Department of Home Affairs Jetty, Neutral Bay’ as an additional…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge on custard apples harvested in Australia and sold (not by retail sale or for processing) or exported will change. The change will increase the research and development levy and reduce the marketing levy.The total levy and…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s (the program) National Management Group (NMG) met on 12 December 2024.Members received an update on the progress being made delivering the Fire Ant Response Plan 2023–27.Key highlights:186,649 ha treated across Moreton Bay, Somerset, Scenic Rim, Lockyer…
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The Horticulture Code of Conduct (Horticulture Code) is a mandatory industry code under section 51AE of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.The Horticulture Code was introduced in 2007 to regulate trade between growers and traders of horticulture produce to ensure transparency and…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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OverviewThe Subcommittee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards, through leadership of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and an expert consultant, have completed the process of finalising a business plan. The plan looks towards a national laboratory-focused simulation exercise.…
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To successfully export to Australia, you need to understand why biosecurity maters and what you need to do to meet our biosecurity requirements.
Each year around 2.5 million shipping containers arrive in Australia from all over the world. This puts not only our country but the countries we trade…
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It was the poor condition of their land in Queensland’s Central Highlands which forced graziers Greg and Sonya Spencer to start adapting their practices to drought.“If we wind the clock back five years and we were standing here, you’d be thinking you were standing in a desert. There was no grass,…
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