Be Warned if going to Australia

[Phredd]

This is Serious stuff, please don't disregard if you are looking at Visiting Australia!

[soalbundy]

Leave the pig's foot at home

[madmen]

good!

[metisdead]

Not Thailand related, moving to the Home Country forum. 

[Phredd]

It is if it's your Thai 'Friend' who is going to visit Australia?  I'm just a learner, sorry, if I upset you.

[Crossy]

A post containing a racial slur has gone walkabout.

[roo860]

A post containing a racial slur has gone walkabout.

[emoji23]

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[Lantern]

2 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Leave the pig's foot at home

Better still, leave it attached to the pig.

[ICECOOL]

Always get gf to declare and let them decide. Most times they do not even look but she seems to know what she can and cannot take from Thai forums. 

[MadMuhammad]

There’s gonna be a lot of Chinese & Viet denials coming up 555 they love their local  ‘food’

[gk10002000]

I don't think that threatening to send people home is severe.  Just do it! 

[PerkinsCuthbert]

Pity, always used to take my own Marmite with me; now I'll have to stomach that filthy Vegemite.

[newatthis]

11 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Pity, always used to take my own Marmite with me; now I'll have to stomach that filthy Vegemite.

Yes, but you'll be going up in class, cobber

 

[Johnnyngai]

Third world people just have to learn from the first world.  

[ThaiFelix]

I agree, my dad used to work quarantine and its surprising the stuff some people travel with.  Australia is too fragile ecologically.  But dont give me that bull about caring for the farmers....the govt did <deleted>-all during the drought.

[scorecard]

On 5/5/2019 at 11:29 AM, madmen said:

good!

Agree, GOOD.

 

Australia is free on many serious animal, plant and wood diseases and the government is determined to make sure it stays that way.

 

It's not a new policy, it's been in place for 30 years that I know of and it's always been taken seriously by the various government agencies at airports etc.

 

Like many others I've heard many stories of visitors trying to bring in loads of fresh meat, fruit and more.

 

If the authorities need to do a new campaign to reinforce the laws they should without doubt. 

 

 

[xylophone]

2 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Agree, GOOD.

 

Australia is free on many serious animal, plant and wood diseases and the government is determined to make sure it stays that way.

 

It's not a new policy, it's been in place for 30 years that I know of and it's always been taken seriously by the various government agencies at airports etc.

 

Like many others I've heard many stories of visitors trying to bring in loads of fresh meat, fruit and more.

 

If the authorities need to do a new campaign to reinforce the laws they should without doubt. 

 

 

Totally with you on that and we in New Zealand have a similar environment to you guys and we need to keep it that way.

 

I really do believe that the fines should be huge for bringing in banned goods/foodstuffs, with possibly jail time if necessary, because is the only way that these people will stop bringing this rubbish into the country, and believe me I have seen suitcases full of banned plants and foodstuffs at customs in Auckland airport.

[tifino]

2 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Pity, always used to take my own Marmite with me; now I'll have to stomach that filthy Vegemite.

Marmite... along with any and all variant copies of the real thing... are all available here:

 

The copies:

Marmite

AussieMite (even the DickSmith stuff is similar to the Marmite Thing'n'y'bob

 

In Aust, going to ALDI also opens up further choices of Brands and taste, in other International variations...

 

p.s. you can always fall back on trying Bonox too

[tifino]

 avoid introducing Mad Cow

 

 

 - leave the wife at home

[scorecard]

9 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Totally with you on that and we in New Zealand have a similar environment to you guys and we need to keep it that way.

 

I really do believe that the fines should be huge for bringing in banned goods/foodstuffs, with possibly jail time if necessary, because is the only way that these people will stop bringing this rubbish into the country, and believe me I have seen suitcases full of banned plants and foodstuffs at customs in Auckland airport.

 AGree.

 

Years ago I was part of a support group for new Thai students coming to MElbourne to study, they were all warned verbally and with easy to read brochures (Thai and English) well before they left Bkk, but time and again caught at Melbourne airport with loads of fresh food, spices, and more. 

 

The usual response after it's all confiscated and fines paid 'but I'm a student there should be special rules to make it all OK for students',,, etc etc.

[Phredd]

23 hours ago, Crossy said:

A post containing a racial slur has gone walkabout.

 

22 hours ago, roo860 said:

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[manchega]

22 hours ago, Lantern said:

Better still, leave it attached to the pig.

your subscript about hemp is absolute nonsensical

[Old Croc]

I worked in Australian airports over long periods and spent considerable time observing Customs and Quarantine examining luggage.

Some of the revolting, fetid, food matter found secreted in bags has at times caused me to take a step back. Meat, dairy, eggs and other high risk foodstuffs are commonly found. I've seen plants complete with root ball and soil which the passenger wanted to try to grow in Australia. Also flies, beetles and various exotic flying insects sometimes crawl out of what these people plan to eat.

Invariably they don't declare the items, want to argue their right to keep it and are horrified when told they will be fined.

IMO the fines should be raised greatly to provide a real deterrent, and very bad cases should result in refusal of entry. It's on a par with people carrying child porn with the damage it could cause. Those people aren't allowed entry. 

[Benmart]

1 hour ago, ThaiFelix said:

I agree, my dad used to work quarantine and its surprising the stuff some people travel with.  Australia is too fragile ecologically.  But dont give me that bull about caring for the farmers....the govt did <deleted>-all during the drought.

Contraband and drought are unrelated in this video it seems, except to those with a noticible resentment.

[RJRS1301]

3 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Pity, always used to take my own Marmite with me; now I'll have to stomach that filthy Vegemite.

As long as it sealed, and in the original container, and you declare it, you should be ok with it, although Marmite is available in some supermarkets .

 

[RJRS1301]

That includes seeds as well, just declare what you have then Customs decide, no fine, but plant material, soil, meat/fish/chicken and smallgoods in most instances will be confiscated. 

 

[Lacessit]

4 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Pity, always used to take my own Marmite with me; now I'll have to stomach that filthy Vegemite.

I wouldn't worry too much in your case. You'll probably be sent back on attitude alone.

[Chrisdoc]

Know all about this from watching airport shows in Australia. It seems information that would be great to put on an Australian TV station broadcasting into Asia but unfortunately the Abbott government closed Australia TV just before it started broadcasting into China.

I worked in Australian airports over long periods and spent considerable time observing Customs and Quarantine examining luggage.
Some of the revolting, fetid, food matter found secreted in bags has at times caused me to take a step back. Meat, dairy, eggs and other high risk foodstuffs are commonly found. I've seen plants complete with root ball and soil which the passenger wanted to try to grow in Australia. Also flies, beetles and various exotic flying insects sometimes crawl out of what these people plan to eat.
Invariably they don't declare the items, want to argue their right to keep it and are horrified when told they will be fined.
IMO the fines should be raised greatly to provide a real deterrent, and very bad cases should result in refusal of entry. It's on a par with people carrying child porn with the damage it could cause. Those people aren't allowed entry. 

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[TigerandDog]

7 minutes ago, Chrisdoc said:

Know all about this from watching airport shows in Australia. It seems information that would be great to put on an Australian TV station broadcasting into Asia but unfortunately the Abbott government closed Australia TV just before it started broadcasting into China.

 

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Are you sure about that, because I recently watched it in BKK, when there was nothing else on tv to watch.

 

[VBF]

2 hours ago, xylophone said:

Totally with you on that and we in New Zealand have a similar environment to you guys and we need to keep it that way.

 

I really do believe that the fines should be huge for bringing in banned goods/foodstuffs, with possibly jail time if necessary, because is the only way that these people will stop bringing this rubbish into the country, and believe me I have seen suitcases full of banned plants and foodstuffs at customs in Auckland airport.

And as a Brit, to Aus and NZ I say Good on you!!!

You want to keep your countries free from nasty diseases, then more power to you.????