Initiatives

Collections are one part of the national plant biosecurity diagnostic system along with human capability, information, interactions and linkages.

NDPs enable consistent identifications and increased confidence in diagnostic outcomes.

Find out about opportunities to further your diagnostic skills and knowledge.

Improve the national plant biosecurity diagnostic capability and capacity by improving the capability of diagnosticians.

An important mechanism to help build the capacity and capability of diagnosticians.

Proficiency testing provides valuable information on the performance of diagnostic laboratories.

The Modern Diagnostics initiative was implemented to strengthen Australia’s tropical biosecurity diagnostic capability through increasing connectivity between tropical biosecurity diagnosticians, enhancing diagnostic skills and tools across northern Australia, and improving tropical biosecurity infrastructure.