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As Australia’s Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, I can confirm that lumpy skin disease (LSD) has never been detected in Australia and we remain free from the disease.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised an investigation into the health status of Australia’s northern…
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23 January 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind exporters and registered establishments about changes to air cargo security screening for all exports, commencing on 1 March 2019.…
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20 December 2018PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind exporters and registered establishments about changes to air cargo security screening for all exports, commencing on 1 March 2019.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 15 June 2022, low-pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought rainfall to western and southern parts of the country, while high-pressure systems were the dominant climate feature across…
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17 February 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of pork products.
Issue
An alert has been issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) about heightened African swine fever (ASF) risk in our region.
The emergence and subsequent spread of ASF in the region continues to pose a…
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Rabies is one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases and can spread from animals to humans.
It is present in 150 countries and territories and globally, tens of thousands of people die from rabies each year.
Australia is free from rabies. But without vigilance and strong biosecurity…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 31 October and 1 November 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. The final meeting and workshop for the year presented an opportunity for the Committee to reflect on…
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Community members will continue to be able to access free testing services for rabbits and hares, thanks to an Australian Government funded national disease monitoring program.
The National Rabbit Disease Monitoring Program is being delivered by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Through…
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Every three years, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences conducts the pest animal and weed management survey.
The 2022 survey (and the previous surveys conducted in 2016 and 2019) sought information from agricultural land managers about the types of impacts…
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