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Food is essential to life and central to Australia’s culture and the economy. Australians participate in the food system as producers, processors, sellers, and consumers.Australia has a global reputation as a producer of safe, nutritious and high‑quality food. A recent ABARES report indicates we…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 10 November 2025 and approved an expanded Transition to Management (T2M) Response Plan for the Euwallacea fornicatus (polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB)) /Fusarium sp. AF-18 complex. The NMG has committed a total of $23.3 million to T2M activities,…
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Workforce management and planning is part of a suite of responsibilities growers must deal with to successfully run their business operations. Adopting modern workforce planning practices can help adjust to disruptions and challenges in the labour market and assist in attracting, developing, and…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 14 May 2024 and approved the revised budget for the red witchweed (Striga asiatica) Response Plan 2022 – 2025 (originally endorsed on 13 December 2023).The NMG agreed red witchweed remains technically feasible and cost-beneficial to eradicate from…
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Myrtle rust symptoms on leaves.D.T. Junghans Embrapa, PaDIL.
Myrtle (eucalyptus) rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal infection that causes brown to grey lesions often surrounded by yellow sporesWhere it's from: Central America and Caribbean, United States, South…
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The National Management Group (NMG) held a meeting on 8 September 2023 to discuss the Varroa destructor response.
The Response Plan is continuing and NMG agreed to adopt further risk-based approaches for new eradication zones based on the advice of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant…
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2 April 2024Who does this notice affect?All customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders of goods AUD$1,000 or less in value.What has changed?A new biosecurity cost recovery charge will commence from 1 July 2024 – referred to as the Biosecurity Self Assessed Clearance (…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeSouth Australia Roundtable Report - 11 April 2018, Adelaide PDF 102.7 MBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 South Australia (SA)…
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OverviewThis project will develop robust polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods to detect Theileria equi and Babesia Caballi, the pathogens that cause equine piroplasmosis (EP). These tests will complement serological tests for EP at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP).The…
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The National Management Group (NMG) for Varroa destructor met on 25 July 2024 to consider an update on implementation of the National Transition to Management Response Plan (T2M Plan).The NMG agreed to extend the timeframe for completing all activities to 9 February 2026, within the originally…
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