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Help us build our team of Junior Biosecurity Officers. We have classroom lessons and activities for home. Continue reading to find out more.Learn about biosecurityUncover fun activities and curriculum linked resources to learn about biosecurity in Australia.…
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The ABARES Insights series provides an evidence-based context for discussion of industry issues and complement our current analytical reports, forecasts, and statistical series.An ABARES Insights paper will complement our deeper and more technical research reports, which are generally aimed at a…
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7 June 2024Species: All livestockCountry(s): AllAttentionLivestock ExportersAustralian Livestock Exporters’ CouncilLiveCorpMeat and Livestock AustraliaPurposeTo remind exporters of the independent observer deployment criteria and exporter responsibilities.Key pointsThe department has updated the…
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The department has recently been notified by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program that a treatment product used to treat red imported fire ants on operations certified for export under the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce contains two non-viable ingredients derived from…
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Before your goods leave the country of origin, they should be packaged and treated to meet the import requirements set by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.To make sure your goods are cleared with minimal delay, follow these steps:Use a clean containerCheck biosecurity risk…
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Comparison of Australian plague locust and Heteropternis obscurella adults
Australian Plague Locust - Chortoicetes terminifera
Heteropternis obscurella
Major differences between adults of…
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23 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of high-risk plant products and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping…
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10 December 2010
BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA ADVICE 2010/39 - REVISED CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF FRESH MANGO FRUIT FROM INDIA
This Biosecurity Australia Advice notifies stakeholders of the…
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Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies.
If rabies became established in Australia, the toll on human and animal health would be profound and the cost of response and elimination immense.
At least 60,000 people die from rabies each year, with the majority of…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jenny Eather and Graeme Garner
Overview
Scrapie could threaten Australia's sheep meat exports, valued at $2.5 billion in 2015–16
This ABARES report presents estimates of the economic impact of a hypothetical outbreak of scrapie in Australia's sheep and goat…
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