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Australia has joined the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28.
More than 130 world leaders signed up to the landmark agriculture, food and climate action declaration, committing to…
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13 November, 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters and EDI users of new Request for Permit (RFP) requirements for exporting horticulture or grain products to Fiji.
Summary and key points
Australia will be piloting the use of electronic phytosanitary…
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170-2023: Nominations for the department’s imported sea container pathway working group are now open
15/08/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including stevedores, sea cargo / container approved arrangement operators (1.1, 1.3 and 2.6), freight forwarders, port authorities, biosecurity industry participants, customer brokers and transport…
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A national social and economic survey of recreational fishers has shown that one in five Australian adults participate in recreational fishing every year, improving wellbeing and contributing 100,000 jobs and $11 billion to the Australian economy.
The National Social and Economic Survey of…
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The department’s biosecurity detector dog program is recruiting new biosecurity detector dog handlers, with applications open from Thursday 4 August 2022.
First Assistant Secretary of Biosecurity Operations at the department Colin Hunter said Australia’s detector dog program is world class in…
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A national program designed to build trust in Australian agricultural exports to Southeast Asia has awarded 11 new grants totalling $3.9 million to industries and institutions on the cutting edge of supply chain traceability.Deputy Secretary of Agricultural Trade and Regulation Group, Tina…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia continues to invest in One Health approaches to combat the emergence and spread of zoonoses – diseases that can spread from animals to humans.This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the emergence of a significant zoonotic virus in Australia, Hendra…
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In December 2023 Dr Beth Cookson was appointed Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer following the retirement of Dr Mark Schipp. Dr Cookson brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked in various operational and policy roles in the department since 2006, most recently as Deputy Chief…
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Australia is strengthening its biosecurity capabilities with technology that identifies potential biosecurity threats in minutes, instead of hours. This is revolutionising how we protect our agricultural and environmental assets.The department has deployed new identification technology that enables…
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The National Biosecurity Forum brings together key stakeholders to:reflect on progress to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity systemdiscuss challenges, opportunities and innovationhear from the Australian Government on efforts to prevent, respond to and recover from pests and diseasesstrengthen and…
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