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The Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera, is the most important pest species of locust in Australia due to the large areas infested, the frequency of outbreaks and its ability to produce several generations in a year.
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Description of Australian plague locust…
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The National Management Group (NMG) agreed at its meeting on 29 May 2025 that it is no longer technically feasible to eradicate tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) from Australia. This decision is based on the technical considerations of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (…
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21 April 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of other-risk plant products, seeds for sowing and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers,…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of all vessels, goods and passengers from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
This includes the monitoring of vessels arriving on mainland Australia from designated biosecurity zones in the Torres Strait,…
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The Future Drought Fund’s Science to Practice Forum is on again from 6-8 June, and the program is available now.The 3-day forum is a showcase of the innovative tools and practices Australian farmers and communities are using to build drought resilience and a sustainable agricultural sector.Deputy…
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A Biosecurity Advice notice is a notice that informs stakeholders about the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s biosecurity work. Biosecurity Advice notices are sent to registered stakeholders and placed on the website.
Information about how to register as a stakeholder is also…
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21 June 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final pest risk analysis for cut flower and foliage imports – Part 1.
The final report recommends phytosanitary measures to manage the biosecurity risks posed by thrips, mites and aphids associated with cut flower…
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MCAS-S Data Pack – Update 2022 released
The MCAS-S data pack – update 2022 supports the Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) software tool.
This package of nationally consistent Australian spatial layers at one-kilometre resolution contains publicly available…
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We conducted a risk analysis for the release of the gall-inducing thrips Acaciothrips ebneri for the biological control of prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica).
We conducted the risk analysis in two key steps:
Released the draft report of the risk analysis for the release of…
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