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`Have Your Say’ consultation is now open for the discussion paper on measures to prevent the importation of seafood from fisheries involving illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices.
Assistant Secretary of Fisheries Branch, Mr George Day said Australia is committed to combating…
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Australia’s excellent animal health surveillance system and effective emergency…
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Imagine opening a new appliance or piece of furniture you’ve just bought from overseas to discover a cluster of insect eggs inside the packaging. Thinking little of it, you throw the packaging away.
You could have just helped an incursion of an unwanted pest that could end up costing Australian…
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Australia’s first Pacific Biosecurity Strategy provides a roadmap for our future work in the Pacific region.
Our new strategy focuses on the department’s approach to improving plant, animal, and environmental health outcomes across the region.
The development of the Pacific Biosecurity Strategy…
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11 September 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all EXDOC and PEMS users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers (AO) of an expected system maintenance and associated outage from 2.00pm – 11.59pm (AEST) Sunday 17 September 2023.
Summary and key…
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Didymo (Didymosphenia germinata) also known as rock snot, is a highly invasive exotic freshwater algae, that can have a significant environmental impact. It can spread quickly, forming massive blooms in waterways or lake edges. Once established, didymo blooms can adversely affect water quality,…
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There are several factors contributing to current high global food grain prices:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine,
Poor growing conditions in major exporter countries; and
Impacts of the COVID…
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The Australian Government commenced a review of the FHA program settings in October 2018. The review looked to determine:whether the program was reaching farmers in needif the original program objectives were being metif the program remained fit-for-purposeif the program contributed to an enduring…
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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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A meeting of the Pacific Heads of Veterinary and Animal Production Services (PHOVAPS) Network this month will further support the development of regional agricultural capacity.The meeting will coordinate and strengthen animal health and production, biosecurity, veterinary capability and capacity,…
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