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OverviewThis project aims to develop a bead-based multiplexed serological assay for the differential diagnosis of various flaviviruses. It is suitable for use with samples from pigs and horses.The usefulness of this assay will be compared to existing enzyme linked immunosorbent assays and the gold…
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OverviewExercise Waterhole, a national laboratory exercise in 2023, showed limits in current laboratory information management systems. These include not being fully integrated, with some data requiring manual entry. This can increase laboratory staff workload.The project will address these issues…
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The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered into force on 5 July 2020. The agreement put in place reduced tariffs for exports of citrus fruit. Quota is available on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis until the access amount is exhausted.Quotas under…
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28 February 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh avocado fruit from Chile.
The draft report proposes that importation of fresh avocado fruit from all commercial production areas of…
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Australia hosted and chaired the 27th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS27) from 16-20 September 2024 in Cairns, Queensland.Food safety regulators from over 60 countries and international organisations gathered to develop and…
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15 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19 who seek on-demand details of entries referred to the department.What has changed?A new report on the usage and uptake of the Approved Arrangement Class 19…
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This year Australia and Malaysia celebrated 20 years of excellence and working together to grow the Malaysian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme (MAFAS).The Director General, Dato’ Nor Sam Alwi and other officials from Malaysia’s Department of Agriculture met with Australia’s Agriculture…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 14 May 2025 tropical lows and troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and northern Australia.Rainfall totals were low in all cropping regions, with 0-5 millimetres recorded in most areas.Over the coming eight…
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10 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of Canadian timber products and their customs brokers
What has changed?
From 1 December 2023, the department will recognise that brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) contamination is managed on consignments of sawn wood/timber that are…
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Shuttle stallions are highly valuable, male thoroughbred and standardbred horses who are ‘shuttled’ between the Northern and Southern hemisphere to mate and produce valuable offspring for the racing industry.
Renowned for their race-track performance and historic pedigrees, these stallions will…
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