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The carpet sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum) is a rapidly spreading marine animal that forms large colonies. These colonies attach to infrastructure, rocks and grow over and smother other marine organisms like algae, shellfish, and sea sponges. Typically yellow in colour, the carpet sea squirt may…
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Mites like Varroa are threatening Australia’s $14 billion honey bee industry. A new global innovation challenge has been launched to find technologies for detecting and managing European honey bee mites. This project aims to improve Australia’s ability to detect exotic mites at the border and…
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Import conditions for lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in…
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Taiwan has temporarily opened its market for eggs and egg products from 12 countries, including Australia. The measures seek to address Taiwan’s egg shortage which has been attributed to unpredictable weather, feed costs, and avian influenza outbreaks (in Mandarin). The new access for Australia is…
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The winners of the 2024 Australian Biosecurity Awards were announced at a ceremony at Australian Parliament House on 25 November 2024. Twelve winners across 9 categories were honoured, including two inaugural winners of the First Nations Award for Biosecurity Excellence.From Traditional Custodians…
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Operating environment in 2012 for Landcare and related community-based groups in each of the states and territories across Australia
Evolution of Landcare in Australia
An evaluation of investment in Landcare support projects
Decade of Landcare Plan - National Overview
Evaluation Report on…
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DGO08/565
Mr John Cahill
Chief Executive
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Dear Mr Cahill
I refer to the release by Biosecurity Australia (BA) in May 2008 of the…
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30 June 2010Final Import Risk Analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People’s Republic of ChinaThis Biosecurity Australia Advice notifies stakeholders that Australia’s Director of Animal and…
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The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica and is clearly delimited by the Antarctic Convergence (or Polar Front), which is formed where cold Antarctic waters meet warmer waters to the…
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5 June 2012
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the non regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh mangosteen fruit from Indonesia.
The…
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