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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) continues to make progress toward its goal of eradicating red imported fire ants from Australia by 2032. At the September 2025 National Management Group meeting, the Program shared updates on operations, community engagement, and strategic planning.…
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7 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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7 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participant’s (BIP’s) who submit Transhipment of Ship or Aircraft Stores (Ship or Aircraft Stores) or Carnet lodgements and BIPS’s who submit Full Import Declaration (FID’s).What has changed?From 7 October, Ship or Aircraft Stores and…
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Date of issue: 3 October 2025Date of effect: 3 October 2025Supersedes: Industry Advice Notice 2025-10PurposeTo notify export registered establishments and exporters sourcing abalone from Tasmania, of sourcing/harvesting restrictions.Change to catch zone status for Tasmanian abalone (Haliotis spp.)…
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03 October 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of packhouses to export to protocol markets for the 2026 season, as well as the accreditation of packhouses under the packhouse grower supplier model (PGSM).…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 2 October 2025, cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of southern Australia.Rainfall was low across most winter cropping regions in the week ending 2 October 2025.Most cropping regions in Western Australia, New…
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02 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and…
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Date of issue: 1 October 2025 Date of effect: ImmediateReference number: MAA 2025-05AttentionIndustry bodiesOrganic Approved Certifying Bodies (ACB)ExportersOrganic operatorsPurposeThis Market Access Advice (MAA) is to notify exporters, ACBs and other stakeholders that the scope of the…
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1 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notification is to advise the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) has published the initial list of department authorised seed pathogen testing laboratories for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle…
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9-10 September 2025CommuniquéThe National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 9 and 10 September 2025 in Melbourne. The meeting was co-chaired by Justine Saunders (Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department)) and Rachel Chay (Deputy Director…
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