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Taking the Lead: From Kennel Assistant to Technical Supervisor

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 7 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Sarah Tibbetts Sarah first worked as a kennel hand, assisting the biosecurity detector dog program. She has since joined the department, has progressed her career and is now a technical supervisor…
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Indonesia’s food consumption and trade: will domestic reform keep up with demand?

Authors: Kevin Burns, Shujia (Charlie) Qin and Trish Gleeson Source: Indonesia-Australia Commercial Cattle Breeding program (IACCB) Introduction Indonesia’s trade ties with Australia are longstanding. However, Indonesia’s previously strong growth in…
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Routine tests

The Animal Health Committee maintains a list of routine tests for infectious animal diseases used by veterinary laboratories in Australia. The information presented in this test register was last updated in June 2014. For more up-to-date information, please contact the relevant laboratory directly…
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Biosecurity Compliance Plan 2016-17

​​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2017The Biosecurity Compliance Plan 2016-17 outlines the department’s plan for managing biosecurity risks at the border in 2016-17.…
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Australia’s First Biosecurity Detector Dog Handlers Part 1: Learning on the Fly

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 2 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Rachel Holdforth Rachel Holdforth was one of the very first detector dog handlers. Rachel talks us through the initial pairing of detector dogs with handlers, matching dog and handler…
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Supporting Australian forestry – case studies

The Australian Government is committed to supporting Australia’s forest industries. The case studies featured on this page tell the stories of recipients of our grant programs, highlighting their projects that will deliver Australia’s future forest products.Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing…
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Modernising food import and export systems through international standards

Australia hosted and chaired the 26th meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) held from 1 to 5 May in Hobart, Tasmania. This was the first time a Codex sub-committee has met in a hybrid format that allowed both virtual and physical…
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The Transition: From Beagles to Labradors

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 8 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Leanne Kendra Leanne joined the department and the detector dog program at a very interesting time in 2009, when the program was transitioning from beagles to Labradors. She outlines some of the…
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Pup 2 Pup: From Seal Handler to Dog Handler

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 6 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Kelvin Wong Kelvin recently joined the detector dog program in 2022 and has now found his feet with detector dog Udell at his side. In this episode Kevin outlines learning and development…
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Establishing the Biosecurity Detector Dog Active Response Program

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 5 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Clare O’Shannessy Clare O’Shannessy was in the Detector Dog program for 14 years. Clare played an integral role in the program’s expansion into international mail centres. In this episode we…
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