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Watch the biosecurity videos on the
department's YouTube channel The six short biosecurity videos on this page focus on the practical steps that you can take to reduce the biosecurity…
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What to look for
Fruit may look healthy, but could be rotten on the inside and full of maggots. Look for small spots on the skin of fruit surrounded by rot.
What you can do
Do not move fresh fruit south out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity…
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Piper aduncum
What to look for
A shrub or small tree that can grow to eight metres. The plant features erect branches with aromatic leaves that droop. Mature plants flower and fruit throughout the year: flowers are cream-coloured and develop opposite most leaves.
What you can do
Do not…
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What to look for
Erratic, strange animal behaviour, such as:
drooling, attacking and biting people, animals or things for no reason, howling, twitching and running around blindly if ‘furious’ rabies
wobbly gait or difficulty walking, paralysed or in a stupor if ‘dumb’ rabies.
Animals…
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the pre-eminent international body dealing with agriculture and forestry issues. The FAO has three main roles in information gathering and dissemination, program supervision and policy development.The FAO Forestry Department produces a…
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Enabling activities help farmers and regional communities build drought resilience through investment in collaboration and impact assessment.Science to Practice ForumThe Forum was delivered annually from 2021-2023 under the first investment phase of the FDF.Watch the Science to Practice Forums.…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2024DownloadNew vehicle pre-loading biosecurity risk guide (PDF 3.3 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionIntroductionNew vehicles pose a biosecurity risk to…
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Australia's natural assets including clean air, soil and water underpin our agricultural productivity. They also support the way of life we enjoy, including our love for the outdoors , healthy food production and a prosperous economy.Environmental biosecurity protects these natural assets from…
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Invasive species are a key threat to Australia’s biodiversity. They are damaging to Australia’s unique ecosystems, as well as to the agriculture sector. The highest-risk exotic invasive species have been identified and compiled into the Australia’s Exotic Environmental Pest List (EEPL). The…
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We have completed a final report for the fresh pomelo (Citrus maxima) from Vietnam risk analysis. We will now verify that Vietnam can meet the import conditions.
Risk analysisWhen we do a risk analysis, we:review the science on pests and diseases of…
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