Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

We're investing in lots of things, but we believe that technological solutions, such as the groundbreaking trials to screen biosecurity offshore and the development and implementation of modern, innovative detection systems like 3D X-ray machines and algorithms are much, much more likely to be able to target where risks are likely to be higher. Our announcement confirms our longstanding commitment that we will continue to invest record amounts of money to keep Australian agricultural producers doing what they do best—that is, producing fantastic clean, green Australian produce.

We know that on average every year 2.5 million shipping containers arrive in Australia, along with 19,000 commercial vessels and 60 million mail items. Supply chains are becoming more complex and biosecurity risks are challenging and spreading regionally and globally. That's why we are making the investment that delivers for import and export services to ensure the movement of goods is safe.