Raff Ciccone (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It gives me great pleasure to ask a question of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Watt. Minister, the emergence and rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia has heightened public and industry interest. FMD is a potentially devastating threat to our economy and our industry and would cost billions of dollars. Can the minister please outline to the Senate the biosecurity measures that have been strengthened and introduced in Australia by the minister and the Albanese government to protect Australia from an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease?