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Panama TR4 poses one of the greatest threats to banana production worldwide. It is caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4, which invades the roots of banana plants, limiting the supply of water and nutrients. Externally, early indications of infection…
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As the world celebrates World Wildlife Day, Australia’s Chief Veterinary and Environmental Biosecurity officers, celebrate the implementation of Australia’s first-of-its-kind One Health surveillance initiative, funded by the Australian Government.
The initiative will provide a significant boost to…
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13 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program) is a highly scrutinised eradication program. It has been independently reviewed many times since 2001 to help understand its effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.The three most recent Program reviews and responses are found below.…
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12 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 May 2025 low pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and southern Australia, with rainfall totals of between 5-100 millimetres recorded across much of northern and eastern New South…
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Download Full Report and DataThe Australian Crop Report contains ABARES forecasts for the area, yield and production of Australia’s major winter and summer broadacre crops. Forecasts are made at the Australian state level.Download the full reportAustralian Crop Report: March 2024 No. 209 (PDF - 854…
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20 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment using recent versions of Google Chrome.
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A recent update to Google Chrome is preventing some Cargo Online…
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24 August 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment using recent versions of Google Chrome.
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A recent update to Google Chrome is preventing some Cargo Online…
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21 March 2016
To support implementation of the
Biosecurity Act 2015, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released an interactive learning tool to help clients and stakeholders…
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