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Importer supply chain trial update
The department’s proof-of-concept trial of new arrangements for imported cargo is well underway.
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Biosecurity is a critical part of the government's efforts to prevent, respond to and recover from pests and diseases that threaten the…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources works with its stakeholders to maintain and improve plant health in Australia. Australia has well established government–industry arrangements to support the national plant health system.
National committees
National Biosecurity Committee (NBC…
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3-4 August 2022
The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) met virtually on 3-4 August 2022. Collaborative discussions led to a range of good outcomes, including:
Use of the Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit model to assess the environmental risks posed by exotic freshwater fish for live…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Authors: Matthew Hyde, Sally Thorpe, Adrian Waring, Brian Moir and Caroline Gunning-Trant.
South American land use.
Market access the key to beef export growth
The growth in beef exports from South America since 2000 has mainly stemmed from improved market access, allowing the region to…
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This criterion aims to cover the range of agents and processes that affect the health and vitality of native forests and commercial plantations, including the scale and impact of vertebrate and invertebrate pests, pathogens and weeds, environmental factors such as drought and extreme weather events…
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The APLC may untertake locust control in South Australia generally north of the the red line on the maps below. The lower map shows the District Council administrative areas that the APLC…
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The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) – Northern Australia is well and truly up and running, led by Australian Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Beth Cookson. Over the past twelve months, Dr Cookson has recruited a small team of specialists to strengthen engagement and increase…
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Australia is party to a range of conventions that establish global, regional and subregional management organisations that manage highly migratory, straddling, pelagic and demersal fish stocks. These…
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Biotechnology Briefs
We can expect that the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) canola would have very little, if any, impact on organic agriculture in Australia.
The direct impacts on organic canola production are likely to be negligible. Only very small amounts of organic canola and…
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