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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 29 January 2025 and approved a five-year Response Plan inclusive of a cost-shared budget of $45.33 million for the National Electric Ant Eradication Program (NEAEP). The Response Plan demonstrates the long-term commitment from governments to eradicate…
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The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) met on 21 May 2025 and approved a 3-year Response Plan inclusive of a cost-shared budget of $4 million for the National Browsing Ant Eradication Program (NBAEP) in the Northern Territory (NT).Browsing ant was first detected in the NT in June 2015 and…
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Agricultural production, including livestock and crops, contributed 17.9% of Australia's total GHG emissions in 2021-22 in Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts. This does not include emissions associated with electricity, energy and fuel use in agriculture.Emissions and sequestration associated…
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16 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Test kits not testing for disease agents, imported under tariff codes 3822.19, 3002.12 or 3002.15.Purified antibodies raised against inorganic material or antigens from multicellular organisms, imported under tariff codes 3002.12 or…
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From: ian@wiliprintshepparton.com.au [mailto:ian@willprintshepparton.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 3:45 PM
To: BA - Plant Biosecurity Contact
Subject: Apples from New Zealand
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA
28th June, 2011
We are a printing business in Shepparton, north…
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OverviewRisk is reduced by limiting the time that the commodity is exposed to the pest.Examples of this measure include requiring a commodity to be packed within a certain number of hours after harvest or requiring a sea container to be treated for hitchhiker pests within a limited number of days…
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Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally imported and slaughtered in the United StatesWe have completed the final report of an addendum to the 2017 beef review, which assessed the biosecurity risks of fresh beef and…
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15 May 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that information and engagement forums will be held in preparation for the commencement of the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance (AGSA) scheme on 1 July 2023.
Summary of changes and key points
From 1 July 2023, marine…
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1 August 2017
Purpose
The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide notice of upcoming changes to the instructional material on the Plant Export Operations Manual.
Key points
Changes will be made over the next 12 months to the instructional material—Volumes, Guidelines,…
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What to look for
Fruit may look healthy, but could be rotten on the inside and full of maggots. Look for small spots on the skin of fruit surrounded by rot.
What you can do
Do not move fresh fruit south out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity…
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