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1 November 2021
COMMUNIQUÉ
Commonwealth, state, and territory Agriculture Ministers met virtually on 1 November 2021 to progress the work program for the Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting. The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Littleproud MP.…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 14 and 15 February 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania. The Committee progressed the development of a new Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) and…
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31 July 2019The Environment and Invasives Committee held its fourth face-to-face meeting on 31 July 2019 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. The Committee agreed to work with the Department of the…
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A hitchhiker (or contaminating) pest is one that can ‘hitch a ride’ into the country. They come in on containers, goods or travellers’ luggage on ships and aircraft. They can also arrive on cargo such as cars, tyres or machinery.These pests can remain hidden and undetected for a long time.…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 31 October and 1 November 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. The final meeting and workshop for the year presented an opportunity for the Committee to reflect on…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 27 and 28 June 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia. The meeting and workshop were an opportunity for the Committee to advance the national response to the 2017…
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Biosecurity Matters
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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 health,…
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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was first independently reviewed in 2017 with the current IGAB coming into effect in 2019.In July 2017, the independent panel presented the final report, Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: an independent review of the capacity of the…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Kyann Zhang and Emily Gray
In this report, The value of Australia's biosecurity system at the farm gate: an analysis of avoided trade and on-farm impacts, ABARES estimates the value of Australia's biosecurity system at the 'farm gate'. The report considers…
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