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Preparing your personal effects for shipment to Australia

​​Some personal effects have the potential to bring pests or disease into Australia and need to be declared. The list below is designed to assist you identify which goods may be of biosecurity concern and may require cleaning or treatment prior to release. If this is not possible, the items may…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Apple and Pear Australia Ltd

Introduction The Australian apple and pear industry takes this opportunity to express to Biosecurity Australia its extreme disquiet over the proposal to import apples from China and particularly over…
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The Northern Australia People Capacity and Response Network (NAPCaRN)

Northern Australia is considered one of the ‘frontlines’ from a biosecurity perspective. There have been numerous plant pest/disease detections over the last 10 years in northern Australia, many of them significant in terms of costs (financial and social) to industry, the environment, and the…
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Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities

2 May 2023 Download Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities (PDF 316 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (PDF 284 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (DOCX 199 KB) If you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility for assistance.…
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Import industry advice notices 2016

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​SubscribeImport Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS FeedImport industry advice notices 2016DateNo.Description14 December 2016121Commencement of Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) Vessel Assessment and…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Submissions in response to the Draft import risk analysis report for stone fruit from the USA

Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 46 KINGS MEADOWS Tasmania 7249 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6336 5414 Telephone Cindy.Hanson@dpiw.tas.gov.au Cover Letter 27 June…
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Biosecurity Advice 2016-35 - Draft group pest risk analysis for thrips and tospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports

​14 December 2016 ​​​​This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft group​ pest risk analysis for thrips and tospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports​. The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the…
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Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Friday 6 October 2023 Meeting Communiqué Commonwealth, state, and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 6 October 2023, for the third and final Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year. AMM 03/2023 was chaired by the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Global responses to climate change

Opportunities for Australian agricultural producers Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray, and Kevin Burns Introduction The challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global one. As countries plan to meet this challenge, the emissions intensity of products will increasingly…
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Evidence in action: From better tools to better decisions

Cattle farmers Ian and Julie Firth, along with other producers across the Northern Tablelands of NSW, have built resilience in their grazing enterprises through the Drought Resilient Pasture Landscapes project, delivered by University of New England (UNE) Armidale.The project, supported by the…
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