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Australia recently signed an historic free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), creating significant opportunities for our farmers and producers.Treaty signatureThe Australian Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, officially signed the Australia – UAE Comprehensive…
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Reference POL 09/2015
All imported food must comply with Australia’s biosecurity import conditions.
Check the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to determine if the food you…
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23 August 2021
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Importers of high-risk plant products and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping…
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Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI.
Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
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8 July 2016Who does this notice affect? This notice is relevant to shipping agents, international vessel masters and international vessel operators involved in voyages between the Philippines and…
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Australia’s environmental biosecurity system is being enhanced through a range of projects, as part of the Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (EBPF).Launched in 2018, the EBPF has an annual fund of $825,000 administered by Environmental Biosecurity Office. More than 48 projects have been funded…
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ABARES is about to embark on its annual farm survey program collecting data from hard working producers across Australia.The information collected each year is integral in supporting decision-making about the future of Australian agriculture.Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said two…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 21 November 2024 to consider the eradication response to tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in South Australia. The NMG is comprised of all Australian governments and affected industries who are also signatories to the Emergency Plant Pest Response…
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It’s World Rabies Day on 28 September - this year’s theme “Breaking rabies boundaries” challenges nations to eliminate barriers that stand in the way of eliminating the disease.Thanks to our strong biosecurity system, including strict import controls for live animals, Australia remains free from…
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3 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?Following…
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