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Do you want to join our team of Junior Biosecurity Officers? You took the first step. Well done!How to be a Junior Biosecurity OfficerLook out for pests or diseases in food, gifts, mail, luggage, or other items! Tell your family and friends if you see anything.Frankie is our biosecurity detector…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 28 September 2022, a low-pressure system and onshore flow brought moderate to heavy rainfall to large areas of eastern Australia, with troughs and cold fronts resulting in isolated falls in other parts of…
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01 December 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned…
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Author: Linden Whittle
Australia’s forests are diverse, extensive, and highly regarded for their ecological, economic and social values.
In addition to producing a range of wood and non-wood products (for example, oils) forests also provide valuable…
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Personal effects and household goods are the unaccompanied items transported into Australia, by a returning resident or a new resident of Australia, via sea or air freight.
To import goods under the tariff code for personal effects, you must be arriving from a place outside Australia, and the…
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The 33 indicators listed here have been updated since Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018.Indicator 1.1a Area of forest by forest type and tenure - updated December 2023:1.1a.i Forest area by type (2023)1.1a.ii Forest area by tenure (2023)1.1a.iii Forest area in Regional Forest Agreement…
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The third national survey of pests and weeds shows 85% land managers spent on average around $21,950 in 2022 on pest and weed species management.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said the results of the 2022 ABARES pest animal and weed management land manager survey demonstrates…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2017 This fact sheet explains the rationale for the review of import conditions for cucurbitaceous crop seeds for sowing into…
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Locusts as Pests
The three main pest species of locusts in Australia are the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) and the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).
Locusts can cause widespread and severe damage to…
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13 December 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice applies to importers of plant, animal and biological goods and customs brokers, including imports into Australia’s external territories (…
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