
Food ban may widen in foot and mouth fight
Officials are reviewing whether to impose a total ban on food products being brought from Indonesia by travellers due to growing concerns over foot and mouth disease. A Senate inquiry … Continued
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The prospect of involving the defence forces should an Australian outbreak of foot and mouth occur is “very unlikely”, says federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt. While there have been no … Continued
Australia remains free of foot and mouth disease and calls to close the border are damaging, the agriculture minister says. Murray Watt has criticised the opposition for causing “hysteria” and … Continued
Foot and mouth viral fragments have been detected at Adelaide airport, sparking more calls to slam borders shut to halt the spread of the potentially devastating animal disease. Agriculture Minister … Continued
There are fears the highly contagious foot and mouth disease could infiltrate Australia and decimate the $80 billion cattle industry without stringent screening measures of all travellers returning from Indonesia. … Continued


















