All posts tagged "biosecurity"
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483News and ViewsPHA launches free plant biosecurity surveillance training
Plant Health Australia (PHA) has launched an online plant biosecurity surveillance course aimed at strengthening industry and government’s plant biosecurity response readiness...
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446News and ViewsThe status of plant biosecurity in Australia
The National Plant Biosecurity Status Report (NPBSR) is the latest comprehensive plant biosecurity resource detailing Australia’s plant biosecurity system and the pre-border,...
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423News and ViewsOngoing eradication of exotic fruit fly from Torres Strait
Exotic fruit flies are ranked #4 in the list of National Priority Plant Pests. The good news is that efforts to stop...
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359ResearchNew research sheds light on feral deer as disease transmitters
Eighteen deer species were released into Australia as game animals in the late 1800s, and as a result Australia now has a...
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384News and ViewsAustralian research calls for stronger global action on illegal trade of wildlife
University of Adelaide researchers have highlighted a major loophole in the illegal trade of wildlife and are calling for stronger global action.
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307ResearchWild wheat could hold key to crown rot resistance
An innovative new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment will investigate whether an international research finding could be part of the...
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456News and ViewsSweet! Citrus canker eradicated from Oz
After a three-year effort, citrus canker (caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri) has been eradicated from Australia.
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446News and ViewsBiosecurity essentials: orchard harvest outputs
Using good on farm hygiene reduces the risk of spreading pests and diseases and minimises the risks they pose to your business....
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600ScienceRecording ‘ribbits’ and a bit of DNA, the key to keeping the Asian black spined toad out!
The Asian black-spined toad (ABST, Duttaphyrnus melanostictus) is a species of significant biosecurity concern to Australian authorities, as it is one of...
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444ScienceDoes the rabbit virus ‘RHDV2’ have an advantage over ‘RHDV1’ strains?
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (known as RHDV2) is a novel virus that has rapidly spread and become the dominant calicivirus in...
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Taking monthly vitamin D supplements is unlikely to increase life expectancy in the general Australian population, according to research from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. The researchers analysed results from the Institute’s landmark D-Health Trial to understand whether a monthly dos...
Southern Cross University has attracted nearly a million dollars in scholarship funding for students who commence their studies at the University’s Coffs Harbour or Lismore campuses this year. Part of the Australian Government’s Destination Australia scheme, the scholarship provides selected ful...
Southern Cross University researchers have played a major role in the development of the world’s first blue carbon accounting model (BlueCAM), adopted by the Australian Federal Government. As part of the Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, f...
Southern Cross University has recorded an increase in prospective students accepting their offers of study, coinciding with the NSW release of ATAR scores. While overall applications are similar to 2021, student acceptances have increased substantially, with many students locking in study plans ahea...
This project aims to improve travel demand calibration and accuracy of 24 hour/ 7 days network simulation models (live and offline) for the AM and PM peak hours, in fact any hour of any day. Such a solution will help reduce congestion, especially in non-recurrent situations and significantly increas...
Innovative road network pricing models https://t.co/aVqwsK7d7n
New research finds Vitamin D supplements do not prolong life https://t.co/hDHUIkqrmy
Southern Cross researchers help shape federal blue carbon credit system https://t.co/K9zqHmoqa9