National Plant Biosecurity Status Report

Published from 2015-2020, the annual National Plant Biosecurity Status Report is a reference volume for those seeking to understand Australia’s plant biosecurity system and its performance.

In addition to identifying the greatest exotic pest threats to plant production, each report covers the governance of plant biosecurity in Australia and explains the mechanisms including our surveillance systems, which successfully manage the pest status of plant industries. Reports also describe the hundreds of innovative Australian research projects underway or completed over the period of the report.

Keeping Australia’s plant industries free of pests and diseases is a continuous process that occurs pre-border, at the border and post-border. The video below explains our plant biosecurity system in more detail.