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Forestry measuresForestry Growth FundThe Australian Government has announced a $300 million Forestry Growth Fund to help grow the forestry industry and support delivery of the Timber Fibre Strategy.The fund supports:$150 million in concessional finance to modernise processing across the…
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13 March 2018Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement:…
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Friday 24 April 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.
What has changed?
Our trial to provide diagnostics for live pest detections during weekend inspections of consignments of fresh cut…
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7 January 2019Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.What has changed?…
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7 December 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers (AOs) of updates to the work plan for citrus exports to the People’s Republic of China,…
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On 20 September 2012, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig received a formal proposal from the Australian Sugar Industry Alliance (ASA) to restructure…
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On 19 September 2025 the National Management Group (NMG) agreed with advice from the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests that potato mop-top virus (PMTV) is not technically feasible to eradicate from Australia.This decision reflects several challenges:Difficulty detecting all infected…
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27 February 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of plants for planting (nursery stock) and seeds for sowing which are hosts of Xylella.
What has changed?
On 16 December 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry released the Draft report for the pest risk analysis for…
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Stakeholder submissions on specific issues with Australia’s current prawn import policy are published below. The department received ten submissions and eight of the stakeholders gave consent for their submission to be published. These submissions were made in response to Biosecurity Advice 2018-…
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Enough structural timber is expected to be available to build Australian homes until at least 2050, according to an ABARES Insights paper released today.Domestic softwood plantations meet most construction needs for structural sawnwood, and imports help manage demand swings, according to the paper.…
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