Australian biosecurity needs a whole-of government, whole-of-society approach

On 20 May, 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the first Pandemic Agreement.

AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows

Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study ...
Gizmodo

Australian Virus Lab Loses Track of Hundreds of Deadly Germs in ‘Major’ Biosecurity Breach

While the exact fate of the misplaced samples is still unknown, they likely pose no danger to the public, government officials have said. reading time 2 minutes A research facility in Australia is in ...
The Washington Post

Bird flu takes a big bite out of egg farmers’ wallets

The egg industry has spent millions of dollars on measures to prevent avian influenza from devastating its flocks. They’ve installed “biosecurity truck washes” and employee showers. They sanitize ...
The Conversation

Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work

Rachel Leihy works for the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. This research was done as a part of the Australian Research Council funded ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Scramble to protect Kangaroo Island bee colony, one of the world's unique colonies, from varroa mite

The SA government has invested in sentinel hives and employed more biosecurity staff to check ferries arriving at Kangaroo Island in an effort to prevent the spread of varroa mite. The island is an ...