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The honey bee industry is critical to Australia’s agriculture. Bees produce honey and wax as well as pollinate crops. The industry is worth more than $14 billion annually.
Around 70% of honey is produced from our native flora. Skilled commercial beekeepers produce 37,000 tonnes of honey annually.…
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Based on the review presented in Sections 4.0-5.0, a set of indicators were identified which could feasibly be used to monitor social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators were developed based on (a) identification of information needs, and (b) identification of cost…
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In late 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an inquiry into bargaining power imbalances in supply chains for perishable agricultural goods (PAG) in Australia. The subsequent Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry Report recommended that the government and…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2012This study examines the time efficiency of the department's intervention on imported cargo. Specifically, it investigates the referral-to-…
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Our detector dog teams are one of our most effective frontline tools. They help stop exotic pests and diseases from entering Australia.Our biosecurity detector dog program is a national capability built around skilled detector dog teams. Each team is made up of a trained detector dog and its…
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European Carp (Cyrpinus carpio), or common carp, are an invasive freshwater pest of Australia’s inland waters.Carp populations in Australia are increasing due to favourable climatic conditions. In infested rivers, carp numbers can be as high as 90% of biomass, outnumbering native fish species. High…
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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…
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When levies applyLevy applies to cattle transactions in the following 4 scenarios.1. Transfer of ownershipLevy applies to each transfer of ownership of cattle from one person to another, where the cattle are in Australia when transfer of ownership occurs.2. Delivery and slaughter at an…
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Exercise Volare occurred in August - September 2024, as a series of 3 scenario-based discussions, exercises focused on a hypothetical detection of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b (further referred to as H5 HPAI) in Australian…
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10 December 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of COVID-19 vaccines.
Background
The Australian Government is doing all that it can to minimise the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19). This means working to ensure goods, including COVID-19 vaccines can enter Australia as quickly and…
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