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2 December 2024Who does this notice affect?All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and cruise vessels arriving in Australian territory.What has changed?Currently all waste discharged from international vessels is managed as biosecurity waste…
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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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It’s World Rabies Day on 28 September - this year’s theme “Breaking rabies boundaries” challenges nations to eliminate barriers that stand in the way of eliminating the disease.Thanks to our strong biosecurity system, including strict import controls for live animals, Australia remains free from…
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Senior Plant Pathologist Jenny Morrison has been given a remarkable accolade: a newly discovered species of fungus has been named after her.
It all started in north Queensland in 2019, when Jenny was one of 26 scientists from around Australia who…
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The Decade of Landcare initiative arose from a joint National Farmers' Federation-Australian Conservation Foundation proposal to the Commonwealth for action on land degradation. The proposal emphasised…
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22 May 2019Who does this notice affect?Clients who are operating either a Broker approved arrangement and/or a Non-broker approved arrangement.What has changed?The department will be issuing your 2019-20…
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Indigenous ranger groups are taking to the skies with drones, thanks to a series of hands-on operator workshops aimed at enhancing their capability to detect and manage ghost nets and marine debris in remote coastal regions.Since July 2024, the department’s Indigenous Ranger Coastal Clean Up…
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7 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participant’s (BIP’s) who submit Transhipment of Ship or Aircraft Stores (Ship or Aircraft Stores) or Carnet lodgements and BIPS’s who submit Full Import Declaration (FID’s).What has changed?From 7 October, Ship or Aircraft Stores and…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 22 September 2025 and agreed to standdown remaining eradication response activities under the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed for tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), effective on this day, based on the advice of the Consultative Committee on…
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Research and development corporationAgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)Date of notice16 September 2022Effective date for levy returnsThis notice applies to rice returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 and applies to half-yearly returns due 28 July 2023 and onwards.Affected collection…
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