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Senior Plant Pathologist, Richard Davis, along with colleagues from the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) team and two key overseas collaborators, have recently published an article in the CSIRO special edition of Historical Records of
Last month, five new Indigenous Biosecurity Trainees embarked on a promising journey as they began a two-year traineeship with the Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program.
Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreaks can seriously threaten Australia’s agriculture, export industries, and wildlife.
To uphold Australia’s high biosecurity standards, over the past year we have ramped up our enforcement response to non compliance.
We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity.
11 December 2024
On 24 April 2024 the department issued Biosecurity Advice 2024-A06 inviting comments on the draft review of biosecurity risks associated with importing zoo hippopotamuses and their semen from approved countries. The report was open for a 60-day consultation period and closed on 24 June 2024.
3 December 2024
Industry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers importing consignments of imported food subject to analytical testing under the Imported Food Control Act 1992.
10 December 2024
We have commenced a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh kiwifruit for human consumption from China.
We expect to release the draft report for public consultation in late 2025.
We are commencing this risk analysis in response to a market access request for fresh kiwifruit from China.
3 December 2024
This notice affects importers of inorganic fertiliser into Australia for further processing.
The department has added an import pathway that allows importers to bring in containerised inorganic fertiliser for further processing.
Previously the only pathway for inorganic fertiliser to arrive in Australia for further processing was as a bulk commodity in vessel.
2 December 2024
Species: All livestock
Country(s): All
To inform stakeholders of the commencement of the property of origin for livestock exports policy.
