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Request for access to documents under Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)

​​The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by the government. What you can request You can request access to any document in the possession of: us (the department) certain agencies, such as portfolio Ministers.  We can…
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Have your say on Australian seafood import controls

`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 freedom from lumpy skin disease

Download Australia’s freedom from lumpy skin disease (PDF 1.5 MB) Australia’s freedom from lumpy skin disease (DOC 1.6 MB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance. Australia’s excellent animal health surveillance system and effective emergency…
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Look for hitchhiker pests

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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New strategy guides the department’s work in the Pacific

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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World Food Safety Day highlights importance of food standards for better health

World Food Safety Day is a chance to highlight Australia’s role in producing clean, safe, nutritious food for consumption here and abroad. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Deputy Secretary, David Hazlehurst, said strong food safety standards is a key component of strong human…
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Outbreak from mozzies a wake-up for Aussies

Awareness of the risks of zoonotic diseases – which can pass from animals to humans – is more important than ever on World Zoonosis Day. Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp said the recent detection of Japanese encephalitis (JE) was a reminder that vigilance for zoonoses is always…
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Short-term forecasts of selected wood product sales volume: Method and assumptions

Author: Linden Whittle​​Overview As part of a three year (2015-16 to 2017-18) joint project between Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and ABARES, ABARES developed quarterly sales volume forecasts for selected wood…
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Review of the Farm Household Allowance (FHA)

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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New animal welfare standards in Vietnam

Meat & Livestock Australia and LiveCorpVietnam is Australia’s second-largest live export market for beef cattle and has imported almost 2 million head in the last decade.Over this time, local supply chain partners and government representatives from both countries have developed strong…
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