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national rural reporter Kath Sullivan

Farmers say taxpayers, importers should pay for rising cost of keeping pests and disease out of Australia

Biosecurity services, such as sniffer dogs in airports, require a funding overhaul. (ABC News: Antoinette Radford)

A storm is brewing over who should pay to keep pests and diseases out of Australia.

The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) says farmers already pay their "fair share" and it is importers of products like cars and whitegoods, as well as taxpayers, who should pick up any additional tab for Australia's biosecurity.

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