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[AR p.4](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=4) [CP p.4]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Promote the annual Australian Biosecurity Awards\n- Use national biosecurity campaigns to support national biosecurity stakeholders to raise awareness of priority biosecurity risks and mitigations.\n- Promote the annual National Biosecurity Forum and National Biosecurity Week activities as a vehicle for the dissemination of best practice and focussed attention on innovative and coordinated solutions.\n\n### Priority Area 2: Stronger partnerships\nHeld the Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum to support biosecurity surveillance and capability building initiatives. Continued commitment to the Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program to support biosecurity surveillance and capability building initiatives. [AR p.4](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=4) [CP p.4]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Continued commitment to the Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum\n- Hold an Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Round Table for continued partnership with ranger groups within the Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program\n- Review national biosecurity governance arrangements, identifying where roles and responsibilities could be refined to strengthen positive impact, and where real-time consultation can be increased.\n\n### Priority Area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nCommenced a national biosecurity skills review to identify gaps and opportunities for the biosecurity workforce. Increased promotion and accessibility of biosecurity-related training through the National Online Biosecurity Training Hub. [AR p.4](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=4) [CP p.4]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity skill needs analysis\n- Broaden biosecurity training delivered through the Biosecurity Training Centre\n- Develop and deliver training in biosecurity response preparedness and capability\n\n### Priority Area 4: Coordinated preparedness and response\nConducted a simulated H5 bird flu scenario through Exercise Convergence to align the Northern Australian first response strategy with national priorities. [AR p.4](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=4) [CP p.4]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Co-design a national preparedness exercise and commence workshops to agree on critical national practices\n- Agree to national biosecurity recovery principles\n- Co-design a national horizon scanning and foresighting framework\n\n### Priority Area 5: Sustainable investment\nHeld the national biosecurity sustainable funding and investment workshop to identify funding needs and priorities and to inform additional funding resources and mechanisms, as needed. [AR p.4](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=4) [CP p.4]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Conduct a national biosecurity system sustainable funding review\n- Establish new national Biosecurity Capability and Investment Forum\n- Review of national surveillance, preparedness and response cost sharing arrangements and development of a national cost sharing options paper\n\n### Priority Area 6: Integration supported by technology, research, and data\nHeld the national research and coordination of science initiatives to support the integration of technology, research, and data in biosecurity. [AR p.4](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=4) [CP p.4]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Leverage the current activities and working groups of governments and industry to better coordinate, understand and promote national investment opportunities in biosecurity research, development, and extension\n- Coordinate and align national investments in biosecurity research, development and extension and incorporate into national governance frameworks where appropriate\n- Implement a collaborative and inclusive approach to fund innovative projects and ideas to strengthen our biosecurity system\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan activity progress | Most activities either completed or in progress | CP p.3 |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan activity progress | Most activities either completed or in progress | Achieved | [AR p.3](https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=3)(https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf#page=3) |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:17:06.444723+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-004688\n**Entity type**: Advisory Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n**Website**: https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/about/national-biosecurity-committee/nbs\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| annual-reports | 1 |\n| pages | 15 |\n| strategies | 4 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nForeword 4 Appendix C:\nApplication of action planning criteria 31\nSummary 5\nIntroduction 6 Appendix D: Objectives and scope\nof communications and engagement 32\nNational Biosecurity Strategy – a shared vision\nfor the future 6 Objectives 32\nRelationship with other biosecurity frameworks Scope 32\nand strategies 7\nAppendix E: Governance bodies 33\nPurpose of this plan 9\nNational Biosecurity Committee 33\nImplementation framework and guidance 12 National Biosecurity Strategy\nGuidance for future planning 13 Implementation Committee 33\nFunding 14 National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation\nWorking Group 33\nDevelopment of the action plans 16\nAppendix F: Action tracker template 34\nOverview 16\nAction planning 16 Tables\nTable 1 Other biosecurity strategies\nGovernance 18\nand frameworks 8\nAgriculture ministers and senior officials 19\nTable 2 Long-term roadmap for implementation\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf)`\n- [Page 4]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework 2022 to 2032\nIntroduction and purpose\nThe National Biosecurity Strategy (NBS) sets a 10-year roadmap to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity\nsystem and provides a shared vision to guide nationwide priorities, planning, and investment.\n Source: `strategies/nbs-monitoring-evaluation-reporting-improvement-framework.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-monitoring-evaluation-reporting-improvement-framework.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A2 Priority area 2: Stronger partnerships\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA2.1.1 Continued commitment to the Northern Cth Complete The Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum was held from 2 to 4 September 2025 in\nAustralia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum to Sep 2025 Moungibi, Queensland and hosted by the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- IA2.2 Collaboratively Review national biosecurity governance arrangements, Queensland Jun\nreview and refine roles identifying where roles and responsibilities could be with input 2025\nand responsibilities. refined to strengthen positive impact, and where from relevant\nreal-time consultation can be increased. stakeholders\nIA2.3 Review governance Review of national biosecurity governance Queensland Jun\narrangements to ensure arrangements, identifying current stakeholder with input 2025\nthey include relevant involvement and where this could be expanded to from relevant\nstakeholders. strengthen positive impact. stakeholders\nIA2.4 Strengthen Establish an annual National Environmental Commonwealth Jun\nthe involvement of Biosecurity Roundtable to bring together key 2025\nenvironmental agencies environmental agencies and community groups\nand environmental and around priority themes.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- S RP IONNGS DESE NEBA EDnig a o v r t s i e ioree o n c m n a u m l e r i nt e\nN\ny\natio\nt\nn\nn\na l E\nR\nn v\nt\niro\na\nnm\ne\nenta\nl\nl B\ns\niosec\np\nurity R\no\nespon\nn\nse Ag\ns\nreeme\ne\nnt– pa ge 1\nATFiw LMLB n ae aeau wf awv clr o se de st w t @ y poirld m e . ahn1o mm r lo i ,i scAl a aean4 kC d d s0e6T dd H 1 M6 o 2 o 1 o 2c 6 c a u k k20c 6 s ss q02 e 6..c u c3 1oo a 02mm r 01 ie ..44aa S 78uu t 90 r e0e t\nGoverernsmpeecntt o afn Edm Pelargnet nIncdyu Psltarny tC Poesst t SRheasrpinogn sDeesed in\nEnvironmental groups, such as regional NRM\norganisations, play a critical role in environmental MPE Y hm o a 1 o u i a 7 lni i T ) n s le: . h h g: P i o s A leu v d ald e d s +e r r en p6 s e o p1 i c s o r t o s2d e n cn : @ 6 ut o tha 2 r f p arc 1h t ett h 5 a E ntP e u h 7LD t m l .7 i G a ev Ec s e 0 n ve o o A r 0 D ert m gv K sl He ee .\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- Table 1 Key achievement summary of NBS priority areas in 2025\nPriority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture\nConnected Raised awareness of Supported and Revised the National Held the Australian\nstakeholders through priority biosecurity incentivised good Biosecurity Biosecurity Awards,\nthe 2025 National risks and mitigations industry biosecurity Communication and which recognised 11\nBiosecurity Forum through targeted practices through the Engagement Strategy recipients across 9\n(NBF) and National activities and Highly Compliant ready for award categories\nBiosecurity Week. campaigns.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 8]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nPriority area 5: Sustainable investment\nHeld the national NBC agreed to have Held the National Published the Commenced a\nbiosecurity a coordinated biosecurity Biosecurity Funding system performance\nsustainable funding approach to national emergency and Expenditure and evaluation\nand investment investments in the arrangements Report 2024-25, framework and\nworkshop, as part of biosecurity system, reform workshop, as increasing continued enhancing\nthe 2025 NBF, identifying funding part of the 2025 NBF, transparency of the biosecurity value\nconsidering funding needs including considering cost Commonwealth model.\nneeds, priorities and capabilities and sharing biosecurity activities,\nsustainable funding infrastructure. arrangements.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A2 Priority area 2: Stronger partnerships\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA2.1.1 Continued commitment to the Northern Cth Complete The Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum was held from 2 to 4 September 2025 in\nAustralia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum to Sep 2025 Moungibi, Queensland and hosted by the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Table 1 Key achievement summary of NBS priority areas in 2025\nPriority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture\nConnected Raised awareness of Supported and Revised the National Held the Australian\nstakeholders through priority biosecurity incentivised good Biosecurity Biosecurity Awards,\nthe 2025 National risks and mitigations industry biosecurity Communication and which recognised 11\nBiosecurity Forum through targeted practices through the Engagement Strategy recipients across 9\n(NBF) and National activities and Highly Compliant ready for award categories\nBiosecurity Week. campaigns.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 8]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nPriority area 5: Sustainable investment\nHeld the national NBC agreed to have Held the National Published the Commenced a\nbiosecurity a coordinated biosecurity Biosecurity Funding system performance\nsustainable funding approach to national emergency and Expenditure and evaluation\nand investment investments in the arrangements Report 2024-25, framework and\nworkshop, as part of biosecurity system, reform workshop, as increasing continued enhancing\nthe 2025 NBF, identifying funding part of the 2025 NBF, transparency of the biosecurity value\nconsidering funding needs including considering cost Commonwealth model.\nneeds, priorities and capabilities and sharing biosecurity activities,\nsustainable funding infrastructure. arrangements.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A2 Priority area 2: Stronger partnerships\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA2.1.1 Continued commitment to the Northern Cth Complete The Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum was held from 2 to 4 September 2025 in\nAustralia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum to Sep 2025 Moungibi, Queensland and hosted by the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 16]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A4 Priority area 4: Coordinated preparedness and response\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA4.1 Co-design a national preparedness exercise and Cth Complete Exercise Convergence, conducted by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) between 26 to\ncommence workshops to agree on critical national May 2025 28 May 2025, brought together more than 300 participants from government, industry, emergency services,\npractices. not-for-profit organisations and communication specialists.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 20]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A5 Priority area 5: Sustainable investment\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA5.1 Conduct a national biosecurity system Cth Due The NBC discussed a coordinated approach to national investments in the biosecurity system, identifying\nsustainable funding review to identify funding needs Jun 2025 funding needs including capabilities and infrastructure.\nand priorities and to inform additional funding Expected A sustainable funding and investment workshop was held in November 2025 at the National Biosecurity\nresources and mechanisms, as needed.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nForeword 4 Appendix C:\nApplication of action planning criteria 31\nSummary 5\nIntroduction 6 Appendix D: Objectives and scope\nof communications and engagement 32\nNational Biosecurity Strategy – a shared vision\nfor the future 6 Objectives 32\nRelationship with other biosecurity frameworks Scope 32\nand strategies 7\nAppendix E: Governance bodies 33\nPurpose of this plan 9\nNational Biosecurity Committee 33\nImplementation framework and guidance 12 National Biosecurity Strategy\nGuidance for future planning 13 Implementation Committee 33\nFunding 14 National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation\nWorking Group 33\nDevelopment of the action plans 16\nAppendix F: Action tracker template 34\nOverview 16\nAction planning 16 Tables\nTable 1 Other biosecurity strategies\nGovernance 18\nand frameworks 8\nAgriculture ministers and senior officials 19\nTable 2 Long-term roadmap for implementation\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nContents\nForeword 3\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee 4\nTables 6\nFigures 6\nIntroduction 7\nGovernance 8\nActivity leaders 8\nReporting 8\nNBS priority areas for action 10\nNBS priority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture 12\nNBS priority area 2: Stronger partnerships 14\nNBS priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce 16\nNBS priority area 4: Coordinated preparedness and response 18\nNBS priority area 5: Sustainable investment 21\nNBS Priority area 6: Integration supported by technology, research and data 23\nMonitoring and evaluation 26\nAppendix A: NBS priority areas and initial actions 27\nAppendix B: Activities for future consideration 29\nGlossary 31\nTables\nTable 1 Activities for NBS priority area 1 12\nTable 2 Activities for NBS priority area 2 14\nTable 3 Activities for NBS priority area 3 16\nTable 4 Activities for NBS priority area 4 18\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- [pages 6,7,8,9]\nble investment 21\nNBS Priority area 6: Integration supported by technology, research and data 23\nMonitoring and evaluation 26\nAppendix A: NBS priority areas and initial actions 27\nAppendix B: Activities for future consideration 29\nGlossary 31\nTables\nTable 1 Activities for NBS priority area 1 12\nTable 2 Activities for NBS priority area 2 14\nTable 3 Activities for NBS priority area 3 16\nTable 4 Activities for NBS priority area 4 18\nTable 5 Activities for NBS priority area 5 21\nTable 6 Activities for NBS priority area 6 23\nTable A1 Priority areas and 36 initial actions outlined in the NBS 27\nTable B1 Activities for consideration under this and future action plans 29\nFigures\nFigure 1 National Biosecurity Strategy implementation governance structure 8\n6 National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- IA2.2 Collaboratively Review national biosecurity governance arrangements, Queensland Jun\nreview and refine roles identifying where roles and responsibilities could be with input 2025\nand responsibilities. refined to strengthen positive impact, and where from relevant\nreal-time consultation can be increased. stakeholders\nIA2.3 Review governance Review of national biosecurity governance Queensland Jun\narrangements to ensure arrangements, identifying current stakeholder with input 2025\nthey include relevant involvement and where this could be expanded to from relevant\nstakeholders. strengthen positive impact. stakeholders\nIA2.4 Strengthen Establish an annual National Environmental Commonwealth Jun\nthe involvement of Biosecurity Roundtable to bring together key 2025\nenvironmental agencies environmental agencies and community groups\nand environmental and around priority themes.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- [Page 12]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework 2022 to 2032\nDomain Key evaluation questions Sub-questions\nimprovements or changes across the 11) To what extent has the NBS and its implementation\nbiosecurity system over time? achieved its expected short, medium or long-term\noutcomes?\n Source: `strategies/nbs-monitoring-evaluation-reporting-improvement-framework.pdf 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���)\n1\u001eST(�����\u0007�=�ړ*\u001d\u0014O�&�\nA��\u000fcI]�jod~�N\u001f�\u001f�5j�wm\u001fj\u0005��!�e�O�Eȩn�+5\u0011\u0018�\u001c���:�\u0002�H�Xqf��V\u0012\n��\u0018ǽ/Mqz[Jo\n��x�+�\u001c�*����k���*آ�*�\u0012\bVѸ�\u0018�D��74�f\u0019����6�e2@�ɬ�^z�U*#�\n�*H3��D+��zV9%\u001c��e�5ۗ\u0017M��\u0010�~\u0014�g��\u000f H�W�H>��c\nn\u0006Tcq��\u0003�G�����j�Nnm��@��\u001a�5����lb;l��=\u000b�\u0007J���\u0010�RII �~|��pk��2�k>\u0016��\u00020v�>&\u0004Vo�L^�w ���5j`4\u0001R[\u0019T��#��MV�{�c-�i(R\u001e+�%$D\u0015uNb�3z����\"\\*\nOH?��_iv�h��v��:\u0003�g˭\u0006���\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__03.html (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf)`\n- Table 1 Key achievement summary of NBS priority areas in 2025\nPriority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture\nConnected Raised awareness of Supported and Revised the National Held the Australian\nstakeholders through priority biosecurity incentivised good Biosecurity Biosecurity Awards,\nthe 2025 National risks and mitigations industry biosecurity Communication and which recognised 11\nBiosecurity Forum through targeted practices through the Engagement Strategy recipients across 9\n(NBF) and National activities and Highly Compliant ready for award categories\nBiosecurity Week. campaigns.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 8]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nPriority area 5: Sustainable investment\nHeld the national NBC agreed to have Held the National Published the Commenced a\nbiosecurity a coordinated biosecurity Biosecurity Funding system performance\nsustainable funding approach to national emergency and Expenditure and evaluation\nand investment investments in the arrangements Report 2024-25, framework and\nworkshop, as part of biosecurity system, reform workshop, as increasing continued enhancing\nthe 2025 NBF, identifying funding part of the 2025 NBF, transparency of the biosecurity value\nconsidering funding needs including considering cost Commonwealth model.\nneeds, priorities and capabilities and sharing biosecurity activities,\nsustainable funding infrastructure. arrangements.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A2 Priority area 2: Stronger partnerships\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA2.1.1 Continued commitment to the Northern Cth Complete The Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum was held from 2 to 4 September 2025 in\nAustralia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum to Sep 2025 Moungibi, Queensland and hosted by the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 16]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A4 Priority area 4: Coordinated preparedness and response\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA4.1 Co-design a national preparedness exercise and Cth Complete Exercise Convergence, conducted by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) between 26 to\ncommence workshops to agree on critical national May 2025 28 May 2025, brought together more than 300 participants from government, industry, emergency services,\npractices. not-for-profit organisations and communication specialists.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 20]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A5 Priority area 5: Sustainable investment\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA5.1 Conduct a national biosecurity system Cth Due The NBC discussed a coordinated approach to national investments in the biosecurity system, identifying\nsustainable funding review to identify funding needs Jun 2025 funding needs including capabilities and infrastructure.\nand priorities and to inform additional funding Expected A sustainable funding and investment workshop was held in November 2025 at the National Biosecurity\nresources and mechanisms, as needed.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nForeword 4 Appendix C:\nApplication of action planning criteria 31\nSummary 5\nIntroduction 6 Appendix D: Objectives and scope\nof communications and engagement 32\nNational Biosecurity Strategy – a shared vision\nfor the future 6 Objectives 32\nRelationship with other biosecurity frameworks Scope 32\nand strategies 7\nAppendix E: Governance bodies 33\nPurpose of this plan 9\nNational Biosecurity Committee 33\nImplementation framework and guidance 12 National Biosecurity Strategy\nGuidance for future planning 13 Implementation Committee 33\nFunding 14 National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation\nWorking Group 33\nDevelopment of the action plans 16\nAppendix F: Action tracker template 34\nOverview 16\nAction planning 16 Tables\nTable 1 Other biosecurity strategies\nGovernance 18\nand frameworks 8\nAgriculture ministers and senior officials 19\nTable 2 Long-term roadmap for implementation\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nContents\nForeword 3\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee 4\nTables 6\nFigures 6\nIntroduction 7\nGovernance 8\nActivity leaders 8\nReporting 8\nNBS priority areas for action 10\nNBS priority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture 12\nNBS priority area 2: Stronger partnerships 14\nNBS priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce 16\nNBS priority area 4: Coordinated preparedness and response 18\nNBS priority area 5: Sustainable investment 21\nNBS Priority area 6: Integration supported by technology, research and data 23\nMonitoring and evaluation 26\nAppendix A: NBS priority areas and initial actions 27\nAppendix B: Activities for future consideration 29\nGlossary 31\nTables\nTable 1 Activities for NBS priority area 1 12\nTable 2 Activities for NBS priority area 2 14\nTable 3 Activities for NBS priority area 3 16\nTable 4 Activities for NBS priority area 4 18\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- [pages 6,7,8,9]\nble investment 21\nNBS Priority area 6: Integration supported by technology, research and data 23\nMonitoring and evaluation 26\nAppendix A: NBS priority areas and initial actions 27\nAppendix B: Activities for future consideration 29\nGlossary 31\nTables\nTable 1 Activities for NBS priority area 1 12\nTable 2 Activities for NBS priority area 2 14\nTable 3 Activities for NBS priority area 3 16\nTable 4 Activities for NBS priority area 4 18\nTable 5 Activities for NBS priority area 5 21\nTable 6 Activities for NBS priority area 6 23\nTable A1 Priority areas and 36 initial actions outlined in the NBS 27\nTable B1 Activities for consideration under this and future action plans 29\nFigures\nFigure 1 National Biosecurity Strategy implementation governance structure 8\n6 National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- IA2.2 Collaboratively Review national biosecurity governance arrangements, Queensland Jun\nreview and refine roles identifying where roles and responsibilities could be with input 2025\nand responsibilities. refined to strengthen positive impact, and where from relevant\nreal-time consultation can be increased. stakeholders\nIA2.3 Review governance Review of national biosecurity governance Queensland Jun\narrangements to ensure arrangements, identifying current stakeholder with input 2025\nthey include relevant involvement and where this could be expanded to from relevant\nstakeholders. strengthen positive impact. stakeholders\nIA2.4 Strengthen Establish an annual National Environmental Commonwealth Jun\nthe involvement of Biosecurity Roundtable to bring together key 2025\nenvironmental agencies environmental agencies and community groups\nand environmental and around priority themes.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- IA2.7 Strengthen Implement measures 1.1, 1.2, 4.1 and 5.3.1 of Australia’s Commonwealth Dec\nunderstanding of Animal Sector Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan with input 2026\nantimicrobial and pesticide (AMR Action Plan) 2023 to 2028, as follows: from relevant\nresistance and zoonotic stakeholders\n• Develop a business case to support sustainable\npathways.\nfunding for the AMR Action Plan (1.1).\n• Design ongoing risk-based surveillance for AMR in\nthe animal sector (1.2).\n• Deliver antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for at\nleast one additional livestock industry sector (4.1).\n• Deliver at least one AMR survey in partnership with\nlivestock industries (5.3.1).\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- [pages 15,16,17,18]\nDevelop a business case to support sustainable\npathways.\nfunding for the AMR Action Plan (1.1).\n• Design ongoing risk-based surveillance for AMR in\nthe animal sector (1.2).\n• Deliver antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for at\nleast one additional livestock industry sector (4.1).\n• Deliver at least one AMR survey in partnership with\nlivestock industries (5.3.1).\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf 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AUSTRALIA’S\nACTUAL AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS\nINDUSTRIES, ENVIRONMENT,\nOF OUTBREAKS AND INCURSIONS\nLIVELIHOODS AND WAY OF LIFE\n$80b\n1.6m\ndirect economic impact to Australia\njobs across the | `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- [pages 6,7,8]\nKey progress and achievements\nThe NBS Action Plan sets out a collaborative and strategic approach to strengthen Australia’s\nbiosecurity system and includes 52 activities planned for delivery across 2024 to 2026 by the\nCommonwealth, states and territories, and other biosecurity stakeholders.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 7]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework 2022 to 2032\n• Meetings of NBS governance bodies and activity leads to discuss insights, progress and issues to\ninform decision-making, including lessons learned.\n• Case studies to highlight milestones and completed deliverables.\n• Feedback and insights gathered through surveys, focused workshops and governance meetings,\nand communications and other engagement activities.\n• Media metrics such as website traffic, search engine results, social media engagement.\n• Capturing activities that are not included in the action plan but align to the NBS more broadly, to\nillustrate shared progress and commitment across the biosecurity system.\n• Emerging issues, stakeholder priorities and feedback, periodic reflections, public consultations.\n Source: `strategies/nbs-monitoring-evaluation-reporting-improvement-framework.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-monitoring-evaluation-reporting-improvement-framework.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nKey progress and achievements\nThe NBS Action Plan sets out a collaborative and strategic approach to strengthen Australia’s\nbiosecurity system and includes 52 activities planned for delivery across 2024 to 2026 by the\nCommonwealth, states and territories, and other biosecurity stakeholders.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- Table 1 Key achievement summary of NBS priority areas in 2025\nPriority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture\nConnected Raised awareness of Supported and Revised the National Held the Australian\nstakeholders through priority biosecurity incentivised good Biosecurity Biosecurity Awards,\nthe 2025 National risks and mitigations industry biosecurity Communication and which recognised 11\nBiosecurity Forum through targeted practices through the Engagement Strategy recipients across 9\n(NBF) and National activities and Highly Compliant ready for award categories\nBiosecurity Week. campaigns.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A2 Priority area 2: Stronger partnerships\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA2.1.1 Continued commitment to the Northern Cth Complete The Northern Australia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum was held from 2 to 4 September 2025 in\nAustralia Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Forum to Sep 2025 Moungibi, Queensland and hosted by the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 16]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A4 Priority area 4: Coordinated preparedness and response\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA4.1 Co-design a national preparedness exercise and Cth Complete Exercise Convergence, conducted by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) between 26 to\ncommence workshops to agree on critical national May 2025 28 May 2025, brought together more than 300 participants from government, industry, emergency services,\npractices. not-for-profit organisations and communication specialists.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 20]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A5 Priority area 5: Sustainable investment\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA5.1 Conduct a national biosecurity system Cth Due The NBC discussed a coordinated approach to national investments in the biosecurity system, identifying\nsustainable funding review to identify funding needs Jun 2025 funding needs including capabilities and infrastructure.\nand priorities and to inform additional funding Expected A sustainable funding and investment workshop was held in November 2025 at the National Biosecurity\nresources and mechanisms, as needed.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nForeword 4 Appendix C:\nApplication of action planning criteria 31\nSummary 5\nIntroduction 6 Appendix D: Objectives and scope\nof communications and engagement 32\nNational Biosecurity Strategy – a shared vision\nfor the future 6 Objectives 32\nRelationship with other biosecurity frameworks Scope 32\nand strategies 7\nAppendix E: Governance bodies 33\nPurpose of this plan 9\nNational Biosecurity Committee 33\nImplementation framework and guidance 12 National Biosecurity Strategy\nGuidance for future planning 13 Implementation Committee 33\nFunding 14 National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation\nWorking Group 33\nDevelopment of the action plans 16\nAppendix F: Action tracker template 34\nOverview 16\nAction planning 16 Tables\nTable 1 Other biosecurity strategies\nGovernance 18\nand frameworks 8\nAgriculture ministers and senior officials 19\nTable 2 Long-term roadmap for implementation\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nExecutive Why Australia How our biosecurity Changing biosecurity Our opportunities for It’s time to evolve how Driving\nPurpose Appendix\nSummary needs biosecurity system works environment meaningful change we work together collaborative action\nDetect\nDomestic border\ninspections\nRespond\nOnshore surveillance\nAwareness raising\nRecover and/or Adapt\nIndigenous Rangers\nInitial investigation\nProof of freedom\nSentinel herds / plantings\nEmergency responses\nDomestic quarantine\n(e.g. movement controls)\nTracing\nCommunity / industry /\nPest risk analysis government led programs\nIdentification and reporting (e.g. weed management)\nof pests, weeds and diseases\nResponse plan activation\nCertification schemes\nDiagnostics for product movement\nCommunity engagement\nand education\nTechnical / financial\nrecovery support\nBusiness continuity\nplanning\nOn the ground management\nand control of existing pests,\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- Key achievements delivered across all six NBS priority areas in 2025 are summarised in Table 1.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- Table A1 Priority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA1.1.1 Promote the annual Australian Biosecurity Cth Complete The 2025 ABAs were held during the National Biosecurity Forum on 5 November 2025.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- [Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- Table 1 Key achievement summary of NBS priority areas in 2025\nPriority area 1: Shared biosecurity culture\nConnected Raised awareness of Supported and Revised the National Held the Australian\nstakeholders through priority biosecurity incentivised good Biosecurity Biosecurity Awards,\nthe 2025 National risks and mitigations industry biosecurity Communication and which recognised 11\nBiosecurity Forum through targeted practices through the Engagement Strategy recipients across 9\n(NBF) and National activities and Highly Compliant ready for award categories\nBiosecurity Week. campaigns.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- IA2.7 Strengthen Implement measures 1.1, 1.2, 4.1 and 5.3.1 of Australia’s Commonwealth Dec\nunderstanding of Animal Sector Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan with input 2026\nantimicrobial and pesticide (AMR Action Plan) 2023 to 2028, as follows: from relevant\nresistance and zoonotic stakeholders\n• Develop a business case to support sustainable\npathways.\nfunding for the AMR Action Plan (1.1).\n• Design ongoing risk-based surveillance for AMR in\nthe animal sector (1.2).\n• Deliver antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for at\nleast one additional livestock industry sector (4.1).\n• Deliver at least one AMR survey in partnership with\nlivestock industries (5.3.1).\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- [pages 15,16,17,18]\nDevelop a business case to support sustainable\npathways.\nfunding for the AMR Action Plan (1.1).\n• Design ongoing risk-based surveillance for AMR in\nthe animal sector (1.2).\n• Deliver antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for at\nleast one additional livestock industry sector (4.1).\n• Deliver at least one AMR survey in partnership with\nlivestock industries (5.3.1).\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- [pages 27,28,29,30]\nHighly skilled IA3.1: Identify current and future skills needs in key areas\nworkforce\nIA3.2: Develop a national workforce strategy to build, retain and deploy capability\nIA3.3: Build upon and expand existing cooperative and partnership arrangements\nIA3.4: Strengthen professional development programs\nCoordinated IA4.1: Undertake and promote regular national preparedness exercises\npreparedness\nIA4.2: Advance regionally based planning activities\nand response\nIA4.3: Continually review and update risk information to inform priorities\nIA4.4: Actively embed continuous learning\nIA4.5: Strengthen traceability arrangements\nIA4.6: Enhance our national surveillance and early detection arrangements\nIA4.7: Evolve our national information management frameworks\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan 27\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- Our animal, plant,\n115m\nhuman and environmental\nhealth outcomes rely on mail items received on average each\nyear over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)\nstrong biosecurity – that is,\nthe controls and measures to\n2.6m\nmanage the risk of these pests,\nweeds and diseases entering, shipping containers arrived in Australia\n(2020-21)\nemerging, establishing or\nspreading within Australia.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nExecutive Why Australia How our biosecurity Changing biosecurity Our opportunities for It’s time to evolve how Driving\nPurpose Appendix\nSummary needs biosecurity system works environment meaningful change we work together collaborative action\nDetect\nDomestic border\ninspections\nRespond\nOnshore surveillance\nAwareness raising\nRecover and/or Adapt\nIndigenous Rangers\nInitial investigation\nProof of freedom\nSentinel herds / plantings\nEmergency responses\nDomestic quarantine\n(e.g. movement controls)\nTracing\nCommunity / industry /\nPest risk analysis government led programs\nIdentification and reporting (e.g. weed management)\nof pests, weeds and diseases\nResponse plan activation\nCertification schemes\nDiagnostics for product movement\nCommunity engagement\nand education\nTechnical / financial\nrecovery support\nBusiness continuity\nplanning\nOn the ground management\nand control of existing pests,\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- We have a skilled workforce with deep\nawareness and engagement with environmental and diverse technical expertise, but there are\ngroups and the wider community, better coordinated capacity constraints and recruitment and retention\nresearch activities and enhanced risk analysis and challenges, particularly in a range of specialist\nbiosecurity management for pests, weeds and capabilities and in regional areas across Australia.\ndiseases that impact our environment.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 33,34,35,36,37]\neability and response. interception data to support science, Indigenous knowledge\n– Increase coordination and effective and seamless and on the ground insights as\nengagement with biosecurity decision-making by all valued sources of expertise,\nstakeholders, including stakeholders. data and information.\nresearch and development – Further support innovations – Encourage greater private\nbodies, to prioritise, drive to build science and research sector investment in the\nand deliver national research capacity in areas such as development and delivery of\noutcomes. pathway risk assessments, innovations that provide for\n– Actively share data and species identification and better biosecurity outcomes.\nresearch to streamline treatments.\nresearch efforts and facilitate\nNATIONAL BIOSECURITY STRATEGY 33\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 21]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A6 Priority area 6: Integration supported by technology, research, and data\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA6.1 Leverage the current activities and working Cth Due Stakeholders across research, community, industry and government sectors discussed current research\ngroups of governments and industry to better Mar 2025 activities at the NBF, to inform national research and innovation priorities.\ncoordinate, understand and promote national Existing research programs, such as Catalysing Australia’s Biosecurity with the CSIRO and the Centre of\n(ongoing)\ninvestment opportunities in biosecurity research, Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, are supporting coordination of research activity across\ndevelopment, and extension, including automation BAU governments and industry.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- It will include a\nimplementation, emerging issues\nmonitoring and evaluation framework to provide transparency on who\nand stakeholder priorities.\nis responsible for specific activities and to support ongoing monitoring\n– A formal review of the strategy\nand reviews.\nwill be undertaken after 5 years,\nThe national action plan will be complemented by sector based, or sooner if there is significant\nregional or other action plans developed by stakeholders. change to the risks, challenges\nor opportunities facing us.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- Delays to delivery timeframes for activities reflect pressures due to competing priorities,\nfunding and resource constraints, and complexities and challenges.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- These activities increased awareness\nawareness of priority biosecurity risks and Bi-annual of biosecurity risks and mitigations within the community and with targeted stakeholders.\nmitigations. (ongoing)\nIA1.1.3 Promote the annual National Biosecurity Cth Complete The National Biosecurity Forum was held from 5 to 7 November 2025.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [pages 24,25]\ntify some of the key sociocultural factors that drive biosecurity risks\nin Queensland\nPA5 Queensland Biosecurity Boost Grants program\nDepartment of Primary PA1 South Australian Livestock Biosecurity Blueprint 2030\nIndustries and Regions, PA4\nSouth Australia\nAll South Australia’s Biosecurity Policy 2024-25\nEnvironment and Invasive PA1 National Weed Biocontrol Investment Report was endorsed by the EIC, and\nWeeds Committee (EIC) PA5 agencies have begun to collaborate and invest\nPA All Recognition of long-term, continuous management to reduce the $25B\nimpact of pests and weeds each year on the Australian economy and\nenvironment\nPA All Collaboration on national eradication responses including National Tropical\nWeeds and Red Imported Fire ants\nDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 21\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 8]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nPriority area 5: Sustainable investment\nHeld the national NBC agreed to have Held the National Published the Commenced a\nbiosecurity a coordinated biosecurity Biosecurity Funding system performance\nsustainable funding approach to national emergency and Expenditure and evaluation\nand investment investments in the arrangements Report 2024-25, framework and\nworkshop, as part of biosecurity system, reform workshop, as increasing continued enhancing\nthe 2025 NBF, identifying funding part of the 2025 NBF, transparency of the biosecurity value\nconsidering funding needs including considering cost Commonwealth model.\nneeds, priorities and capabilities and sharing biosecurity activities,\nsustainable funding infrastructure. arrangements.\n Source: `annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 28]\nAppendix A: NBS priority areas\nand initial actions\nTable A1 Priority Areas and 36 initial actions outlined in the NBS\nPriority areas Initial actions\nShared \u0001 Build on and develop national awareness and education programs\nbiosecurity\n\u0001 Drive positive biosecurity behaviours and incentivise compliance\nculture\n\u0001 Revitalise national communication, engagement and reporting mechanisms\n\u0001 Determine opportunities to embed biosecurity as a consideration into broader decision\nmaking, risk and business planning\nStronger \u0001 Enhance partnerships and engagement with Indigenous Australians\npartnerships\n\u0001 Collaboratively review and refine roles and responsibilities\n\u0001 Review governance arrangements to ensure they include relevant stakeholders\n\u0001 Strengthen the involvement of environmental agencies and environmental and\ncommunity groups\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy-implementation-plan.pdf)`\n- [pages 27,28,29,30]\nHighly skilled IA3.1: Identify current and future skills needs in key areas\nworkforce\nIA3.2: Develop a national workforce strategy to build, retain and deploy capability\nIA3.3: Build upon and expand existing cooperative and partnership arrangements\nIA3.4: Strengthen professional development programs\nCoordinated IA4.1: Undertake and promote regular national preparedness exercises\npreparedness\nIA4.2: Advance regionally based planning activities\nand response\nIA4.3: Continually review and update risk information to inform priorities\nIA4.4: Actively embed continuous learning\nIA4.5: Strengthen traceability arrangements\nIA4.6: Enhance our national surveillance and early detection arrangements\nIA4.7: Evolve our national information management frameworks\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan 27\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/national-biosecurity-strategy-national-action-plan.pdf)`\n- [Page 8]\nExecutive Why Australia How our biosecurity Changing biosecurity Our opportunities for It’s time to evolve how Driving\nPurpose Appendix\nSummary needs biosecurity system works environment meaningful change we work together collaborative action\nEXECUTIVE\nSUMMARY\nWE WILL TAKE ACTION\nIN OUR 6 PRIORITY AREAS\nShared biosecurity culture Highly skilled workforce\nBuild on and develop national awareness and Identify current and future skills needs in key areas\neducation programs\nDevelop a national workforce strategy to build, retain\nDrive positive biosecurity behaviours and incentivise and deploy capability\ncompliance\nBuild upon and expand existing cooperative and\nRevitalise national communication, engagement and partnership arrangements\nreporting mechanisms\nStrengthen professional development programs\nDetermine opportunities to embed biosecurity as a\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nExecutive Why Australia How our biosecurity Changing biosecurity Our opportunities for It’s time to evolve how Driving\nPurpose Appendix\nSummary needs biosecurity system works environment meaningful change we work together collaborative action\nSAFEGUARDING AUSTRALIA’S\nACTUAL AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS\nINDUSTRIES, ENVIRONMENT,\nOF OUTBREAKS AND INCURSIONS\nLIVELIHOODS AND WAY OF LIFE\n$80b\n1.6m\ndirect economic impact to Australia\njobs across the agricultural over 10 years in present value terms\nsupply chain in the event of a large multi-state\nfoot-and-mouth disease outbreak\n(2020-21 estimate)\n$251.5b\n$5b\ntotal flow of benefits per year arising\nfrom assets vulnerable to biosecurity\nhazards, including infrastructure, annual cost to Australia for weed\nagriculture, forestry and seafood control measures and lost production\nindustries and companion animals (2018 estimate)\n(2021 estimate)\n$5.\n Source: `strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 24,25]\ntify some of the key sociocultural factors that drive biosecurity risks\nin Queensland\nPA5 Queensland Biosecurity Boost Grants program\nDepartment of Primary PA1 South Australian Livestock Biosecurity Blueprint 2030\nIndustries and Regions, PA4\nSouth Australia\nAll South Australia’s Biosecurity Policy 2024-25\nEnvironment and Invasive PA1 National Weed Biocontrol Investment Report was endorsed by the EIC, and\nWeeds Committee (EIC) PA5 agencies have begun to collaborate and invest\nPA All Recognition of 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