In the latest episode of Detect and Protect the team is joined by Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance, to learn more about the importance of biosecurity for Australia.

We discuss the growing pest and disease risks facing Australia and how they are being addressed, as well as examples of new biosecurity innovations.

We also talk about the different aspects of Biosecurity 2030 - our strategic roadmap for protecting Australia's environment, economy and way of life.

For more information on the topics discussed in the podcast, visit:

• Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030: agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/commonwealth-biosecurity-2030
• Australian biosecurity: biosecurity.gov.au

For more episodes, or to subscribe to the podcast series, visit awe.gov.au/podcast-series.