Managing pests and diseases is a constant issue for Australia’s plant industries, and new threats are always on the horizon. Just this year, Australia has seen fall armyworm spread across the north, and another unwelcome visitor, the brown marmorated stink bug, is regularly detected at our borders.

At the end of its successful first phase, the collaborative Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) has coordinated 15 national biosecurity projects, including investments in preparedness, diagnostics and pest surveillance.

Click here to find out more about all the PBRI investments.

Click here to read the PBRI Phase 1 Report 2017–20.