The 2021 National Biosecurity Forum will be held virtually on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 November 2021.
Australia continues to face increasing biosecurity challenges, such as growing trade volumes, increasingly complex supply chains and climate change and variability. These factors increase the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country.
Hear about new and innovative approaches to managing the biosecurity challenge.
The forum this year will focus on:
- taking a future focus - a national biosecurity strategy
- shared responsibility and partnerships
- preparedness.
The 2021 Australian Biosecurity Award winners will also be announced as part of the forum.
A full, detailed program will be available for download shortly.
Register for the forum today.National Biosecurity Forum - overview
The National Biosecurity Forum brings together key stakeholders to discuss the challenges, opportunities and the innovative approaches to protecting Australia’s biosecurity system.
The annual national forum is held on behalf of the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC).
The Australian Biosecurity Awards are held in conjunction with the forum. These recognise individuals, groups and organisations that have shown a commitment to supporting and promoting Australia’s biosecurity and the systems that uphold it.
To learn more, contact the Biosecurity Roundtable Secretariat.
Background
In 2016, the NBC introduced a series of roundtables in each state and territory. These take place throughout the year. The roundtables conclude with the National Biosecurity Forum.
Since 2019, state and territory governments have been responsible for delivering their roundtables. We coordinate and deliver the National Biosecurity Forum.
Session recordings
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Monday 9 November, Plenary Session
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| 19 | 116 KB |
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Tuesday 10 November – Biosecurity innovations, research, and development
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| 19 | 116 KB |
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Tuesday 10 November – Tackling e-commerce biosecurity risks
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| 19 | 116 KB |
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Tuesday 10 November – Detector dog innovations across Australia
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Day 2 Session 3 transcript DOCX |
19 | 116 KB |
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Wednesday 11 November – Supporting biosecurity champions across the country
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Day 3 Session 1 transcript DOCX |
19 | 116 KB |
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Wednesday 11 November – Community and industry engagement
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Day 3 Session 2 transcript DOCX |
17 | 148 KB |
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Wednesday 11 November – Indigenous environmental biosecurity
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Day 3 Session 3 transcript DOCX |
19 | 116 KB |
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Thursday 12 November – 2020 Australian Biosecurity Award winners
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Day 4 Session 1 transcript DOCX |
19 | 116 KB |
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Thursday 12 November – Managing in a crisis, lessons learnt and supporting future directions
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Day 4 Session 2 transcript DOCX |
19 | 116 KB |
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Program
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2020 National Biosecurity Forum program PDF  |
4 | 669 KB |
| 2020 National Biosecurity Forum program DOCX |
4 | 64 KB |
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Previous forum reports
Download summary reports from previous National Biosecurity Forums. These are circulated after each event.
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2020
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| 2020 National Biosecurity Forum communique PDF |
2 | 800 KB |
| 2020 National Biosecurity Forum communique DOCX |
2 | 276 KB |
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2019
| Document | Pages | File size |
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| National Biosecurity Forum 2019 report PDF |
4 | 669 KB |
| National Biosecurity Forum 2019 report DOCX |
4 | 64 KB |
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2018
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National Biosecurity Forum – 29 November 2018, Canberra HTML  |
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| National Biosecurity Forum – 29 November 2018, Canberra PDF |
21 | 3.6 MB |
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2017
| Document | Pages | File size |
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| National Biosecurity Forum Report—2 November 2017, Canberra PDF |
20 | 707 KB |
| National Biosecurity Forum Report—2 November 2017, Canberra DOCX |
20 | 478 KB |
| National Biosecurity Forum 2017 PowerPoint presentation PDF |
119 | 7.0 MB |
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2016
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