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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has fined 14 furniture importers over $186,000 last week because they didn’t act to minimise the risk of importing illegally harvested timber.
Head of Compliance and Enforcement at the department, Peter Timson said Australia has strict…
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14 August 2013
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised the Importation of laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) embryos from approved countries: policy review of hantavirus. Importation of laboratory mouse embryos may be…
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To celebrate the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2023, the Australian Chief Plant Protection Office hosted an in-person science exchange at the new Agriculture House in Canberra, chaired by the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith. Over 100 members of the…
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24 October 2025Indonesia requested Australia consider an alternative phytosanitary measure to manage the quarantine pests (ants, mealybugs and spider mites) associated with imported fresh mangosteen fruit for human consumption.As a member of the World Trade Organization, Australia is obliged to…
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OverviewAustralia has world-leading livestock traceability systems and an ongoing reform agenda ensuring these systems not only continue to meet but surpass future needs. This is key to preserving our biosecurity and enhancing export trade.In 2022, Australia’s Commonwealth and state and territory…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 10 November 2025 and approved an expanded Transition to Management (T2M) Response Plan for the Euwallacea fornicatus (polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB)) /Fusarium sp. AF-18 complex. The NMG has committed a total of $23.3 million to T2M activities,…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2017 This brochure provides information about the practical and cooperative initiatives being delivered across northern Australia to…
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Sub-Committee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards, 2020
This document (endorsed in August 2020) contains a summary of the essential information required to assess the validation status of a nucleic acid detection test which is to be reviewed by the Animal Health Committee…
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View this training package's Acknowledgement of Country and Statement of intent.Time to complete this topicAbout 60 minutes to read the information in this topic. Additional content includes videos, activities and links to other resources which may require extra time to complete.In this topic:5.1.…
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Live pigeons can currently be imported into Australia from selected department approved countries only. To bring live pigeons to Australia, they must meet all of the department's import conditions prior to export.
The Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) provides the import…
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