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85-2019 - Permits required from 1 September for imports of cut flowers and foliage from countries with high non-compliance and high volumes of trade

30 May 2019 Who does this notice affect? Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliageWhat has changed?Since Australia’s import…
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Environmental sustainability and agri-environmental indicators – international comparisons

Alistair Read, Jasmine Rollan, Christian Creed, James Fell OverviewEnvironmental sustainability has become a large part of discussions in international trade, particularly in light of the increasing focus on the environmental harm caused by agricultural support…
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2025–26 Shaping up as a landmark year for Australian agriculture

Australia’s combined agriculture, fisheries and forestry production is on track to reach a record-breaking $106.4 billion in 2025–26, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) December quarter reports.ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared…
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Biosecurity Advice 2012-24 - Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh lychee fruit from Taiwan and Vietnam

​22 November 2011​This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh lychee fruit from Taiwan and Vietnam. The…
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Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society save our sharks campaign

The Australian Marine Conservation Society has laun​ched the ‘save our sharks’ campaign. Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources responded with a letter…
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Celebrating the 2025 International Day of Plant Health

The fifth annual International Day of Plant Health was celebrated on 12 May, with the global theme of the importance of plant health in One Health – an integrated, unifying approach that recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health. Plant health is the…
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Export

​​​​​​Around two-thirds of Australia’s agricultural products are exported. The department provides export controls and assistance on exporting goods from Australia.In this section​Approved auditors for export premisesExporting from AustraliaExport ServiceImporting country requirements (Micor)​…
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Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society campaign to ban factory freezer trawlers

10 February 2017Mr Darren Kindleysides Director Australian Marine Conservation Society    PO Box 5815 WEST END QLD 4101Dear Mr KindleysidesI understand that the Australian Marine…
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Quads Alliance meet in New Zealand

More can be achieved together than by going it alone. This principle underpins the Animal Health Quads Alliance (Quads Alliance) – which brings together Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Collaboration amongst these likeminded countries works to support…
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Biosecurity Advice 2024-P04: Release of the draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for melon fruit from Japan

17 October 2024The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced melon fruit (except oriental melon and oriental pickling melon) to Australia from all commercial production areas of Japan can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.The draft report is…
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