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Cattle company’s own tip-off revealed biosecurity breach, court told
Cattle company inadvertently tipped off Queensland DPI to biosecurity breach, court told Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 7:35am In short: It has been revealed a biosecurity investigation into a cattle company was triggered when the company contacted the DPI with an enquiry. Argyle Foods Pastoral Pty Ltd, operated by two brothers, received the largest-ever biosecurity fine under a Queensland law. In the same year of the penalty, creditors moved to bankrupt the brothers.
Fertiliser imports hit one million tonne mark since Iran war began
One million tonnes of fertiliser imported into Australia since the Iran war began Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 12:16pm In short: One million tonnes of fertiliser has been imported in to Australia since the conflict in Iran began. The federal government streamlined its biosecurity border processes in April to help get more fertiliser into the country during the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Further shipments of urea are expected to arrive in coming weeks.
Smut disease threatened to destroy sugarcane farming but ended up reshaping it
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[Written Question] Disease Control: Harlow
Question by: Esther McVey Answering Body: Department of Health and Social Care Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the new biosecurity centre in Harlow will not be operational until 2038.
AI leaders call for tougher protections against AI-aided bioweapons
Some of the AI industry's biggest rivals have put their many, many grievances aside for a common cause: making it harder for people to use their technology to develop biological weapons. In an open letter to US lawmakers, tech leaders are pressing Congress to enact rules closing what they say is an alarming biosecurity gap that could help trigger a global pandemic. Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman are among the signatories urging US lawmakers to...
More than 100,000 cockroaches worth $200,000 seized from NSW breeder in record-breaking bust
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After fighting publicly, Sam Altman & Dario Amodei join hands; send letter to US Congress
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been engaged in a public conflict for years now. From disagreement over AI technology at OpenAI to Anthropic CEO openly criticizing the ChatGPT-maker’s contract with the US Department of Defense, the friction has become one of the most closely watched rivalries in the AI industry. In a latest, the two have come together along with other tech CEOs and leaders urging members of Congress to adopt new laws that would make it harder for bad actors to develop...
Zoned tourist vessel routes could curb invasive marine pests across Galápagos Islands
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AI heavyweights warn their tech could help terrorists develop bioweapons
The world’s AI luminaries love to warn us of impending planetary demise thanks to their creations, and they’re back with a new warning: Rapidly improving frontier AI models, combined with readily available synthetic nucleic acids, could lower barriers to biological weapons development. The open letter, published this week, calls on lawmakers to make screening of orders for synthetic nucleic acids and the equipment used to produce them mandatory. It also backs recordkeeping for synthesis...
Kiwi greyhounds expected to be sent to Qld ahead of NZ racing ban
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