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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 30 September 2024 to ensure situational awareness and consider additional national support in managing the evolving tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) incursion in South Australia.National diagnostic capacity and resourcing support will continue to…
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We are building on past investment to find better solutions to combat some of Australia's worst established pest animals and weeds.To help protect Australia’s agriculture and our environment against pests, this program is investing $30.3 million to provide lasting legacy to farmers, land managers…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s National Management Group (NMG) held its first meeting under new governance arrangements.The NMG recognised the significant ongoing efforts by the Program to eradicate fire ants from Australia under the new Response Plan 2023–2027 and acknowledged the…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 21 November 2024 to consider the eradication response to tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in South Australia. The NMG is comprised of all Australian governments and affected industries who are also signatories to the Emergency Plant Pest Response…
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Australia is home to about 400 shark and ray species out of the 1,100 or so species found worldwide. Around 160 of these species are believed to be only found in Australian waters.Australia has joined with other states in committing to ensure the conservation and management of sharks and their long…
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Australia has a well-established institutional framework to support the conservation and sustainable management of forests. Forest policy in Australia is developed and implemented at the national, state and territory levels. State and territory governments have primary responsibility for forest…
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Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is exotic and considered the 2nd most threatening plant pest for Australia.While there is no immediate threat to human health or pets, if khapra beetle were to establish in Australia, it would pose a serious threat to many of our agricultural industries.…
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Episode: April 2025Presenters:Dr Susie Collins - Assistant Secretary, Plant Health Policy, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Summary: Priority pest lists, like the National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP), aim to raise awareness of the threats Australia faces from plant pests and…
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Hitchhiker pests are not native to Australia and have a specific biology or behaviour that allows them to ‘hitch a ride’ to Australia via sea containers, imported goods and other forms of transportation.
As concerns surrounding the international movement of hitchhiker pests via sea containers rise…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 8 July 2025 and established a nationally cost-shared response to eradicate red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea; RDHB) in Western Australia. The NMG is comprised of all Australian governments and affected industries who are signatories to the Emergency Plant…
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