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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Daniel Spring, Luke Croft, Tom Kompas and Kristopher Morey Red imported fire ant (left) and nest (right).Source: Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and FisheriesIn this report, Cost-effectiveness of biosecurity response options to red imported fire…
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Northern Australia is mainly considered as a biosecurity ‘buffer’ for southern Australia, but it is a unique environment and a growing source of agricultural wealth in its own right. North Australia’s…
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Biosecurity is a shared responsibility. We all have a part to play to protect Australia’s economy, environment, industries and communities from biosecurity threats.Our actions can create or mitigate risks. From travelling and ordering goods from overseas, to identifying and reporting…
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The National Biosecurity Forum brings together key stakeholders to:reflect on progress to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity systemdiscuss challenges, opportunities and innovationhear from the Australian Government on efforts to prevent, respond to and recover from pests and diseasesstrengthen and…
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Outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, are on the rise globally. HPAI is a highly contagious disease that affect poultry and birds, and it can spread to other species, including humans. Australia is currently free of HPAI, however we need to remain vigilant for any…
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10 June 2025 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity fumigation stakeholders, including overseas government agencies and industry treatment providers (both in Australia and pre-border), shipping, freight, and logistics companies, peak industry bodies and chemical manufacturers. …
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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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Sustainable fish production and consumption in Southeast Asia is critical to the livelihoods and food supply of people in the region. Overfishing threatens marine biodiversity and the sustainability of global fish stocks and is exacerbated by illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The…
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The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the science and economics division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry conducts research on a range of topics, from land use, fisheries, forests, biosecurity, social sciences and more.In the…
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The Australian Government has invested $40.7 million in a national network of Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program, funded through the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT).The facilitators will connect farmers, landholders, community groups and agriculture…
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