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14 August 2013
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised the Importation of laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) embryos from approved countries: policy review of hantavirus. Importation of laboratory mouse embryos may be…
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11 July 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft BIRA report by 11 September 2023.
The draft BIRA report is available on our Import for live sturgeon for aquaculture website.
You can submit your comments to the Have Your Say website.
In 2015, the then Australian Government Department of the…
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30 August 2023
In mid-2023, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) adopted a new Terrestrial Animal Health Code chapter for equine piroplasmosis (infection with Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi). The new chapter for equine piroplasmosis includes:
Recommendations for…
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Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease of birds and can affect most wild and domesticated bird species. HPAI viruses are a subset of all avian influenza strains that are identified by certain molecular markers that are associated with the ability to cause severe disease and mortality…
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Date of Issue: 18 May 2017
Date of Effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2017-05
Attention:
Industry - Seafood
Seafood Export establishments
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Affected Markets: All prawn exports
Purpose
To notify…
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Date of Issue: 9 January 2017Date of Effect: ImmediateAttention:Industry - SeafoodDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and regional officesAffected Markets:…
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The road to reform: how a developed country can repurpose agricultural supportMany developed countries provide high levels of agricultural support to pursue a large and growing list of objectives. In recent decades Australia has pursued these objectives by repurposing inefficient forms of support…
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24 October 2025Indonesia requested Australia consider an alternative phytosanitary measure to manage the quarantine pests (ants, mealybugs and spider mites) associated with imported fresh mangosteen fruit for human consumption.As a member of the World Trade Organization, Australia is obliged to…
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Biosecurity Matters To receive an email notification of future editions, subscribe to Biosecurity Matters.Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health, the…
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Article originally published 30 November, updated 12 December, 2023
Australia promoted our climate-smart agriculture practices and commitment to climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28 in Dubai.
As a large food producing nation, with a variable climate,…
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