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Be a good egg this Easter and bring chocolate only

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  • Biosecurity
Easter is just around the corner and it’s important to remember the rules that keep Australia safe. One of them is about eggs!
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Don’t let seeds cost your pocket and Australia’s environment

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  • Biosecurity
Are you aware of the consequences of importing seeds that don’t comply with Australia’s strict biosecurity import conditions?
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Updating industry on our biosecurity import clearance reforms

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  • Biosecurity
Our biosecurity leaders actively participate in industry meetings, conferences, and professional development forums.
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Engaging with industry on our biosecurity operations

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  • Biosecurity
Monica Collins, First Assistant Secretary, Biosecurity Operations Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry authored an article in…
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New fumigation methodology comes into force in May

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  • Biosecurity
The fumigation of cargo entering Australia is one of the best defences we have against hitchhiker pests that could be present in consignments from…
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Global innovation challenge to save honey bees

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  • Biosecurity
Mites like Varroa are threatening Australia’s $14 billion honey bee industry. 
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AI to help scientists forecast devastating locust plagues

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  • Biosecurity
Australian plague locusts are an endemic pest that threatens our agricultural industry, devastating crops, and causing losses of up to $30 million.
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Action plan paves the way for Australian biosecurity

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  • Biosecurity
Protecting Australia’s rich natural assets from pests and diseases is a shared responsibility for all Australians. 
Principal Entomologist Adam Broadley shows one of the drawers from Entomology’s reference collection in the Melbourne Regional Office.

Recognising the unsung heroes of Entomology

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  • Biosecurity
The Operational Science and Surveillance’s (OSS) Entomology team at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) have just…
Jen Ticehurst, Scott Burrows and Heleen Kruger (Social Sciences Program, ABARES)

Continually improving General Surveillance Programs

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  • Biosecurity
A new guide on monitoring and evaluation processes for general surveillance programs is set to boost our biosecurity efforts.
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Battling BMSB on the front line

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  • Biosecurity
There has been a recent rise in detections of the exotic Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) by the department and state and territory governments,…
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Cutting global farm subsidies can improve environmental outcomes

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Reform of global agricultural subsidies and tariffs at the World Trade Organization would support better environmental and food security outcomes,…
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Enhancing Public Participation in Biosecurity Surveillance

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  • Biosecurity
Biosecurity is a shared responsibility and community involvement in biosecurity surveillance is central to reducing the introduction and impact of…
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ABARES to conduct chicken meat industry review

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  • ABARES
ABARES has been commissioned to conduct an independent review into the relationship between growers and integrated producers in the Australian…