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Joint Communiqué7 December 2023, Auckland, New ZealandOn 7 December 2023, delegates from New Zealand and Australia met at Auckland MPI Centre for the 19th ANZBC annual event co-chaired by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Deputy Director-General Stuart Anderson and Department of…
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Licensed exporters must have an approved Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) to export feeder or slaughter livestock.
Applying for an ESCAS
Follow these steps to apply for an approved ESCAS.
Draft your application and prepare supporting documents
Your application email must set out…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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We have completed a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea into Australia. Additional resources were allocated to the analysis through the 2015 Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.
There were three…
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Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreaks can seriously threaten Australia’s agriculture, export industries, and wildlife. A quick and informed response is crucial, and while government and industry follow well-practiced processes to respond to EADs, local veterinarians also play a vital role. Their…
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Pest animals and weeds have significant negative impacts on agriculture and our natural environment. They also can impact cultural sites and can spread disease.Managing negative impacts An established pest, weed or disease may be widely distributed across Australia or confined to specific…
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07 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of propagatable fresh cut flowers and foliage.
Propagatable species are described in the List of species of fresh cut flowers and foliage with alternative conditions for import – mainland and in BICON.
What has changed?
From 1 July 2021 the…
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In September 2020, the then Minister for Agriculture launched a National Agricultural Innovation Agenda, which set out five pillars of reform for Australia’s agricultural innovation system:/p>
strengthening ecosystem leadership, cohesion and culture through clear strategic direction and…
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We report on the grants we’ve approved. We’re required to do this by Senate Order 16 — Departmental and agency grants.
We provide:
the value of the grant
recipient of the grant
the program from which the grant was made
Find out more about our grants, financial assistance and tenders.…
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There are 11 Regional Forestry Hubs across Australia, which were established under the National Forestry Industry Plan 2018.The Australian Government’s A Better Plan for Forestry and Forest Products 2022-23 Budget measure has committed to an additional $8.6 million over three years from 2024-25 to…
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