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Northern Australia is considered one of the ‘frontlines’ from a biosecurity perspective. There have been numerous plant pest/disease detections over the last 10 years in northern Australia, many of them significant in terms of costs (financial and social) to industry, the environment, and the…
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Publication detailsAustralia New Zealand Dairy Authorities' Committee (ANZDAC), 2007 (current version).The purpose of this guideline is to assist industry and regulators with the implementation of food safety standards and the application of good food safety practice.With the increasing…
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Imported plant research material can introduce foreign plant pests and diseases that could be harmful to Australia’s environment, agriculture and economy. To protect against this risk, strict biosecurity measures are in place for importing live plants, including research material. An import…
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Many insects belonging to the order the Orthoptera can be readily identified
by their large back legs which enable them to hop or jump.Locusts are…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 30 June 2021, low pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought substantial rainfall to parts of eastern Australia. However, high pressure systems restricted rainfall across the western half of…
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Import ProceduresHow do I know if I need an import permit?Check the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). This database lists the Biosecurity conditions under which various commodities may be imported into Australia. If an import permit is required, or if any other specific conditions…
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Sea containers and breakbulk cargo from countries and ports identified as having high levels of contamination, or high-risk pests, are considered to be high-risk pathways.We refer to these as Country Action List (CAL) locations.Sea containers and break-bulk cargo that originate or arrive from these…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 1
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Bob Stirling (PSM)
Bob Stirling, one of the founders of the Australian biosecurity detector dog program, talks us through his journey with the detector dog program. From the program’s humble…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2018 The animal residue testing datasets 2017-18 outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2017-18 financial year, under the…
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Department of Agriculture, 2019
The datasets below outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2018-19 financial year, under the National Residue Survey.
Tables in each document give details of the:
chemicals that were screened
testing methodology
analytical findings from…
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