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The STEM Equity Monitor is a national data resource provided by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources, measuring the changes and trends in women and girl’s participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Their most recent report showed…
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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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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has reached an agreement with the Indonesian Agriculture and Quarantine Agency (IAQA) that its suspensions and restrictions on live cattle and buffalo exports from a combined 7 registered establishments across northern Australia, has been lifted…
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19 May 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required…
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Stiff penalties and refusal of entry into Australia await those who attempt to avoid our border biosecurity measures.
On Sunday 7 May 2023, biosecurity officers conducted an inspection on an incoming passenger at Perth International Airport who had declared nothing on their incoming passenger card…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 17 May 2023, high-pressure systems kept much of the country dry. Fronts and troughs brought isolated showers to southern parts of Australia. Meanwhile, moist onshore flow coupled with a low-pressure system…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is working in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) on initiatives to address biosecurity challenges in the Pacific region.
These initiatives are focusing on building local capabilities that…
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5 June 2023
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2023-A06: Final report for the prawn review (PDF 242 1KB)
Animal Biosecurity Advice 2023-A06: Final report for the prawn review (DOCX 233 KB)
Model health certificate for prawns and prawn meat for human consumption (PDF 219 1KB)
If you have…
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17 May 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite the plant exports industry to attend a webinar on Friday, 19 May 2023 at 4:00PM AEST about the new Biosecurity Protection Levy.
Summary of changes and key points
From 1 July 2024, a new biosecurity protection levy will…
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Kuwait has extended the shelf-life limit of chilled vacuum-packed beef from 90 days to 120 days.
The extension was applied on 10 November 2022.
This comes after shelf-life extensions by other countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia (Table 1). Other Gulf States are also considering…
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