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Background
Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000-kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases.
Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the movement of people and goods by sea and air, through traditional visits between Papua New…
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12 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.
What has changed?
The department has seen an increase in the number of elderly cats and dogs being imported with chronic…
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Authors: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (with thanks to Dr Frank Wong of the Australian Centre for Disease…
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Authors: Tim Westwood, John Walsh and Mihir Gupta
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Source: ABARES
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Summary
The purpose of this report is to provide a forecast for water…
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Authors: Neal Hughes and Peter Gooday
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Introduction
In recent decades, Australia has seen a shift towards higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall, which has had significant effects on many farmers. Despite these trends there remains much uncertainty over the…
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Date of issue: 23 July 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2021-07
Related Market Access Advice: MAA2021-04 – Countries and products affected by the occurrence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Victoria as at 12 April 2021.
Attention:
Egg Exporters —Australian…
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16 July 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 agents…
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ABARES undertakes a range of multi-disciplinary research projects that assist the department and external clients to achieve strategic objectives as they relate to biosecurity issues in invasive species, social sciences and quantitative sciences.This includesimproving techniques for mapping and…
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Authors: Donkor Addai, Ahmed Hafi, Lucy Randall, Philip Tennant, Tony Arthur and Jay Gomboso
Overview
Wheat stem rust is a fungal disease caused by the Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici (Pgt) fungus that can affect wheat, barley, oat, rye and triticale when seasonal conditions are…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jenny Eather and Graeme Garner
Overview
Scrapie could threaten Australia's sheep meat exports, valued at $2.5 billion in 2015–16
This ABARES report presents estimates of the economic impact of a hypothetical outbreak of scrapie in Australia's sheep and goat…
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