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Public consultation is now open to help inform the next 4 years of investment under the Future Drought Fund (FDF).
The FDF is the Australian Government’s key investment to build drought resilience and provides $100 million each year to help farmers and regional communities prepare for the impacts…
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Australia’s first National Soil Action Plan has been officially launched!
The National Soil Action Plan 2023 to 2028 will address priorities in soil health and long-term soil security or the first 5 years under the 20-year National Soil Strategy.
The action plan set out 4 priority actions to…
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In Australia, we rely on people from all walks of life to help keep an eye out for pests, weeds and diseases - not just trained scientists and government officials.
To better understand how DAFF can support community engagement for biosecurity general surveillance our Social Sciences team in…
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The Australian agriculture sector has increased its investment in research and development (R&D) over the past ten years, contributing to growth in the productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of Australian farms.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said the rise in…
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A new three year response plan for the National Tropical Weeds Eradication Program has been approved by the National Management Group on 23 June 2021.
The National Tropical Weeds Eradication Program aims to eradicate five species of exotic weeds: limnocharis (Limnocharis flava), miconia (Miconia…
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OverviewThis project aimed to improve the understanding of the transmission pathways and biosecurity priorities for reducing AMR risks in livestock enterprises in Australia.The project provided livestock producers with a framework to assess the risk of AMR transmission into, within, or out of,…
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ResourcesAHC member websitesAustralian Centre for Disease PreparednessAustralian Capital TerritoryCommonwealthNorthern TerritoryNew South WalesQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern AustraliaAHC observer websitesAnimal Health AustraliaWildlife Health AustraliaOther websitesAHC Communique…
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27 November 2025This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia.In June 2023, we published the final report: Review of the biosecurity risks of prawns imported from…
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DownloadNotice to Industry 4: Requirements for grooms accompanying and working with horses at the Mickleham post-entry quarantine facility (PDF 376 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online version[expand all]PurposeThe intended outcome of this…
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This indicator assesses the risks to loss of forest genetic variation and describes the formal measures designed to mitigate this risk. A loss of genetic diversity in species can result in a decreased ability to adapt to future environmental change, and thus a higher risk of extinction.This is Key…
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