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145-2020 - Cat and Dog imports to Australia – impact of COVID-19 and Christmas shutdown

10 September 2020 Who does this notice affect? This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia. What has changed? Staged restrictions in Victoria are continuing as a result of COVID-19. Despite restrictions, animals have…
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Farmers' terms of trade: Update to farm costs and prices paid

Authors: Kirk Zammit and Matthew Howden Figure 1 Farmers' terms of trade indicators Note: GVP = gross value of production Source: ABARES Summary This paper reports on the results of an update to the way ABARES calculates the farmers' terms of trade…
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Biosecurity Preparedness Plans

Biosecurity Preparedness Plans are plans that contribute to managing the likelihood and consequence of the establishment or spread in Australian territory of pests and diseases of biosecurity concern, and support Australia achieving its Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) which is a very low…
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Office locations

National office Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Postal Address: GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Street address: Agriculture House 70 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra 2601, Australia Telephone: +61 2 6272 3933 Office contacts [expand all] Adelaide Street address:…
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Eucalypt forest

This profile has been superseded by the 2019 version, which is available here. View the complete Australian forest profiles series. Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013. Eucalypts are iconic Australian forest trees. Ninety-two million hectares…
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United States beef arrangements

Australian beef can enter the United States through entitlements negotiated under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework, and the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA).Under these arrangements, Australian exporters can export up to 449,482 metric tonnes of beef (combined WTO…
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Huanglongbing and vectors

PLANT PEST Huanglongbing causes uneven mottling across leaves leading to the eventual death of the citrus plant.M.E. Rogers, UFL, idtools.org.  Huanglongbing and vectorsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that causes yellowing, blotchy mottling, and unseasonal leaf flushing,…
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Response to the Biosecurity Australia Issues paper for the import risk analysis for fresh apple fruit from the USA - Western Australian Fruit Growers' Association (WAFGA)

5th September 2008 Mr. John Cahill Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear John, Submission to the issues paper for the import risk analysis of…
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Fankhauser Apples

​Fankhauser Apples Submission Fankhauser Apples 515 Old Drouin Road, Drouin, Vic 3818 Phone: +61 3 5625 2596 ABN: 87083.625717 ACN: 114 989 936 www.fankhauserapples.com.au To whom it may concern, I am a 4th generation apple grower from Drouin in Gippsland, Victoria. I am writing to you in…
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Reasons for the weed risk assessment system

All plants imported into Australia, regardless of end use, have the potential to become weeds in Australia. Having a system to screen new plant introductions for weed potential reduces the chances of new weeds entering Australia. Since the 1800s, new plant species have been introduced into…
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