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13 June 2024This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for a review of pest risk assessments for spider mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae).The department undertakes risk analyses to consider market access requests for fresh fruit commodities for human…
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In April, the Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith attended the 18th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18) in Rome, leading the Australian delegation including Dr Sophie Peterson and Rama Karri from the department, Dr Rosa Crnov, Victoria’s Chief Plant Health Manager and…
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AttentionStakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents. Purpose To advise stakeholders that:new prices for biosecurity and imported food regulatory…
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The Australian Government continues to enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns and safeguard our valuable fisheries and aquaculture industries.
Measures to ensure Australia's import conditions are being met include pre-border and border…
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14 November 2023
Release of the draft report for a review of pest risk assessments for spider mites
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for a review of pest risk assessments for spider mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae).
The department…
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There can be no doubt that our biosecurity system is complex. Although we divide our system into convenient areas (like plant, animal and marine), some problems don’t fit neatly into our prescribed boxes. For instance, how do we treat seaweed? It’s a plant, but it’s cultivated in ‘hatcheries’,…
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Agricultural lending data 2023–24Debt is an important source of funds for farmers to develop their farm business and for ongoing working capital. Information on trends in the use of debt financing provides context for understanding longer term changes in farm financial performance and the drivers…
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The department maintains close contact with industry clients through industry consultative committees (ICCs), ensuring efficient and effective service delivery.ICCs are instrumental in developing effective operational responses to government policy for the department's import and export programs…
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The Australian Agricultural Traceability Alliance (Alliance) is a coalition of partners, who have a deep interest in enhancing national agricultural traceability. The Alliance is working to accelerate Australia’s journey in exceeding $100 billion of farmgate output by 2030 and beyond.The…
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The department works with industry and other government agencies to ensure the safety, security and continuity of Australia's food supply.
The food supply chain is a complex and nationally distributed system. It is not organised along state and territory borders and is generally owned and…
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