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Pests estimated to cost Australia tens of billions over coming decades will now find it much harder to enter the country, thanks to measures announced this week by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The department is launching AusTreat, a new pre-border biosecurity scheme…
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Eleven new projects will share $4 million of funding in round 3 of the Australian Government's Traceability Grants Program.The program supports collaborative projects that enhance traceability systems to support our agricultural export supply chains.Deputy Secretary for Agricultural Trade and…
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6 May 2024Who does this notice affect?External Territories – Travellers and Residents from Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island travelling to Australia.What has changed?The 2017 factsheet titled Bringing seafood into Australia from Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands, or between the…
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Travel between New Zealand and Australia has taken a digital turn on selected flights, thanks to a new digital travel declaration pilot process in October.Eligible passengers can now submit their Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) up to 72 hours before their journey. By providing their declarations…
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Indian officials visited Australia for the sixth meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cooperation in Agriculture on 28 February 2025.The JWG on Cooperation in Agriculture provides an important avenue for bilateral discussions on agricultural cooperation and technical market…
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3 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of dairy products (excluding cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption.What has changed?Due to notification of outbreaks of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Italy (23 June 2025) and France (30 June 2025) the department has removed Italy and…
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14 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, exporters and brokers of Phalaenopsis nursery stock sourced from approved sources under the high health arrangement between Australia and Taiwan.
What has changed?
The department has reviewed the bacterial plant pathogen Dickeya spp. on…
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Research and development corporationAgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)Date of notice16 September 2022Effective date for levy returnsThis notice applies to tea tree oil levy returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 onwards and applies to the following returns:half yearly returns due by 28 July…
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08 December 2022PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that proposed amendments to the Export Control (Plant and Plant Products) Rules 2021 (Plant Rules) have been released for public consultation until 4:00PM AEDT on 20 January 2023.Summary of changes and key pointsThe proposed…
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Chinese government registration is required for all food processing and storage establishments handling food exported to China in accordance with both:
Decree 248 – Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food
Decree 249 – Administrative…
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