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Jenny Eather, Andrew Duver & James Fell
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Overview
Food security is an important national policy goal for leaders around the world. Ending hunger is a UN Sustainable Development Goal.
This report explores evidence in food security…
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Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson
Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity category.
Bob Makinson has been instrumental in galvanising attention and action for the introduced plant disease myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii). He has…
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Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia (PIRSA) has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Government category for their role in the Kangaroo Island (KI) Feral Pig Eradication Program.
The program…
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Dr Richard Bradhurst
Dr Richard Bradhurst has received the 2022 Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation.
Dr Bradhurst has significantly contributed to Australian biosecurity for the past decade by developing the Australian Animal Disease Spread Model (AADIS). AADIS is a leading-edge…
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected in piggeries in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp said JEV had been confirmed by laboratory diagnosis at one piggery in Victoria’s north, six piggeries in NSW, and in one piggery in…
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The National Investigation and Reporting Protocol for Fish Kills (2007) was developed to provide a consistent national approach, and minimum standards, for the investigation and reporting of fish kill incidents.
Thorough investigation of fish kills – unusual mortality events in non-mammalian…
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Liriomyza sativae
What to look for
Leaves with long, white meandering trails (mines) on the leaf surface.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or fresh vegetables out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity Monitoring Zone, or from…
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If you manufacture, process or store food products listed below (Article 7 products), a verification from the department is required to facilitate registration with China.
For Article 7 products, the department has a limited role to verify information and make verifications for China…
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is working with the National Farmers Federation to build awareness of government initiatives and programs which support climate resilience for farmers and land managers.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent on…
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17 June 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s Class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) and Class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements;…
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