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16 June 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice applies to importers and customs agents of fresh produce, fresh cut flowers, plant products for human consumption, aquatic animals and aquatic animal…
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The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has received advice from the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) outlining that the following requirements…
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24 May 2012
DAFF Biosecurity has been advised by the National Plant Protection Organisation of Bangladesh, the Department of Agricultural Extension, Plant Protection Wing, of new import conditions for wheat which provides an alternative to requiring treatment details endorsed on the phytosanitary…
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Issue date 20 June 2002
This notice is to advise industry that AQIS has made available a Co-regulation Agreement (Process Management System) for sampling of containerised hay/straw by industry for…
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Chromolaena odorata
What to look for
A fast-growing shrub or scrambling weed that can grow several metres in height. The plant has branches and leaves in opposite pairs and produces bunches of fluffy white to pink flowers during June to September.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant…
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More than 50 Indigenous rangers from 20 different Indigenous Ranger groups joined forces in an event supported by Parks Australia and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to help manage marine debris and ghost nets in remote northern Australia.The Indigenous rangers visited Gulkula…
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Facilitated by the Indigenous Rangers Biosecurity Program (IRBP), the biennial Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Round Table is an opportunity for representatives of Indigenous ranger organisations delivering fee for service biosecurity to come together with the department to hold strategic discussions…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia continues to invest in One Health approaches to combat the emergence and spread of zoonoses – diseases that can spread from animals to humans.This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the emergence of a significant zoonotic virus in Australia, Hendra…
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22 March 2024Almost 100 representatives from Australia’s dairy industry gathered in Melbourne on 22 March 2024 for a National Dairy Symposium hosted by the Australian Government. The symposium brought together industry groups, dairy producers, dairy processors, employee representatives and…
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In October, staff from the Australian Chief Plant Protection Office travelled to Paho Island in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Western Province, to deliver refresher training to Treaty Village rangers as part of the Treaty Village Fruit Fly Trapping Program (TVFFTP). The visit occurred in conjunction…
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