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17/02/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants, such as vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and importers involved in the importation process of bulk mined and chemical (natural or synthetic) fertiliser.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries…
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The giant honey bee is commonly found in China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
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The risk to Australia
The giant honey bee carries a range of internal and external parasitic mites. These mites could infest Australian bees, resulting in…
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The formosan subterranean termite is one of the most destructive termite species in the world. It can be found in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA (including Hawaii).
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The risk to Australia
The formosan subterranean termite forms large…
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Publication details
Animal Health Committee (AHC), May 2022
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Vet Communiqué – May 2022 (PDF 133 KB)
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Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise for…
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May 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020 (PDF 186 KB)Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and…
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Our Vision for Reconciliation
DAFF is committed to taking practical actions to achieve reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan 2021 to 2024 (RAP).
We focus on strengthening connections to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and learn what is important to them.
Our RAP…
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Australia’s agricultural export services are changing for the better.
We’re making it easier for producers and exporters to send their goods to market.
We’ve allocated over half a billion dollars to agricultural trade reform. This will help us develop:
modern and connected digital services…
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The risk to Australia
The exotic brown marmorated stink bug is not found in Australia and is a pest of considerable biosecurity concern to Australia’s agricultural industries. Juveniles and adults feed on, and can severely damage, fruit and vegetable crops. It is also a nuisance pest as adults…
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DownloadDocumentPagesFile size Black spined toad fact sheet PDF 2991 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility for assistance.The black spined toad is found in China, southern…
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7 October 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of new export requirements for affected horticulture commodities to New Zealand (NZ) following the detection of Serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) and American serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii) in…
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