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15 November 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of other-risk plant products, seeds for sowing and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers,…
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23 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of high-risk plant products and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping…
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If your livestock are showing signs of lumpy skin disease, immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888 (free call within Australia).Australia is free from lumpy skin disease (LSD) and has never had an incursion of the disease, according to World Organisation for Animal…
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The Asian longhorned beetle is native to southern China, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan. It has also become established in some parts of the USA, Canada and Austria.
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The risk to Australia
The Asian longhorned beetle is a wood-boring pest that usually targets…
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Applications are now open for grants of up to $20,000 or $50,000 for events and initiatives to strengthen communities and capability for drought preparedness.
The grants are one of 5 program elements that are part of the Future Drought Fund’s Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought…
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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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The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has received notification that India now accepts heat treatment of macadamia nuts for consumption for export, as an…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge on custard apples harvested in Australia and sold (not by retail sale or for processing) or exported will change. The change will increase the research and development levy and reduce the marketing levy.The total levy and…
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These tables show usage of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade AgreementFinal position for the 2024 quota year (as at 31 December 2024)Quota typeTotal quota Year 2 (kg)Pro-rata (May-Dec)Shipped (kg)% shippedBarley7,000,00000Wheat and meslin80,000,0006,623,2408Rice – long Grain1,000,00000Rice -…
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Australia has a favourable animal health status. We are free from many of the economically important diseases that occur in other parts of the world.Laboratory diagnostics are key components of Australia’s animal health system.Quality assured diagnostics:detect emergency and emerging animal…
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