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Foot-and-mouth disease: ‘biosecurity response zones’ set up at airports in Australian first

Department of agriculture made declaration on Friday afternoon to require travellers to comply with biosecurity rules

The Guardian - AU

Foot mats mandatory for all travellers from Indonesia amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

The federal government will make foot mats mandatory for all travellers from Indonesia and create new biosecurity zones at airports in response to the foot-and-mouth disease threat.

ABC News

New measures to stop foot and mouth spread

Biosecurity officers could be given extra powers to screen air passengers, with the federal government working to keep foot and mouth disease out of Australia.

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Foot-and-mouth disease is on Australia's doorstep. What will it look like if it spreads?

Viral fragments of foot-and-mouth-disease have been found in Australia. But what does that actually mean — and what would it look like if it spread throughout the country?

ABC News

Foot-and-mouth disease viral fragments found in beef at Adelaide Airport, following Melbourne pork discovery

Australia's chief vet says the fragments — which were found in potentially unlawful imports — were not live and posed no risk to human health.

ABC News

The Loop: China's AUKUS submarine concerns, foot-and-mouth outbreak fears, Microsoft Teams goes offline and Quidditch gets a rebrand

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Nationals say Labor ‘asleep at the wheel’ as more FMD fragments found – as it happened

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Border won't close: Agriculture minister

The federal government will not close the border to Indonesia, despite opposition calls for more measures to prevent a foot and mouth outbreak in Australia.

AAP

Border won’t close: Agriculture minister

The federal government will not close the border to Indonesia, despite opposition calls for more measures to prevent a foot and mouth outbreak in Australia.

Crikey

Australia raises guard against foot and mouth disease after Indonesia cases

Australia on Wednesday said it has stepped up protection against foot and mouth disease at its international airports following an outbreak of the disease in Indonesia.

Reuters

Foot-and-mouth disease: airports to step up precautions as FMD fragments found in meat products in Australia

Agriculture minister says disinfectant mats will be installed to prevent arrival of the disease, which is spreading in Indonesia

The Guardian - AU

Foot-and-mouth disease fragments detected in meat imported to Australia

Viral fragments of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever have been detected in imported meat, as Australia's government introduces new measures to wash shoes at international airports.

ABC News

Foot and mouth fragments detected in Vic

Routine biosecurity surveillance has detected foot and mouth disease fragments in a small number of pork products in a Melbourne retailer.

Crikey

Aussie airports to deploy sanitation mats

Travellers from Indonesia will be asked to walk across a sanitation mat in the latest measure to stop foot and mouth disease entering Australia.

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WTF Is Foot-And-Mouth Disease Should I Be Stressin’ My Bali Trip Will Get Canned Bc Of It?

No, not that type of foot-and-mouth you freaks.

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Biosecurity boost to halt foot and mouth

The federal government will spend $14 million to help prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease in Australia.

ABC News

Foot-and-mouth disease fears spark extra $14m in government funding to keep it out of Australia

Australia is bolstering its defence against a disease that threatens to wipe out the country's farm and tourism sectors.

Crikey

Can we get the bill?

Liberal MP Bridget Archer could cross the floor to support Labor’s 43% emissions target, and Anthony Albanese has called an emergency meeting of state and territory leaders after the controversial decision to bin the $750-a-week isolation payment.

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The Independent UK

Australia, Indonesia commit to fight against FMD outbreak

Australia’s top agriculture official has met with his Indonesian counterpart to discuss ways to stop a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands of cattle in Indonesia and prevent the outbreak from spreading to Australia

AAP

Lismore factory jobs saved at last minute

Norco ice-cream factory workers are celebrating after being told their jobs are safe, with the federal government offering last-minute funding.

ABC News

Foot-and-mouth disease Bali flight ban talk concerns tourism operators

Tourism leaders say any talk of suspending travel with Bali or reintroducing restrictions could seriously threaten the industry, as it struggles to get back on its feet after the pandemic.

ABC News

Minister rules out ban on Indonesian flights amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

Australia's Agriculture Minister rules out a ban on flights from Indonesia as a way to prevent a devastating livestock disease from entering the country.

Crikey

Foot and mouth disease: here’s what you need to know if you’re returning from Bali

With the disease detected in Bali last month, one traveller’s dirty shoes could devastate Australia’s $27 billion livestock export industry.

The Guardian - AU

Foot-and-mouth disease: Australian government backs electronic tagging for sheep

Federal minister says it’s up to states, but mandatory system would help protect against potentially costly outbreak as Indonesia battles FMD

Newcastle Herald

$18m compensation package to help varroa-affected beekeepers

An $18 million compensation package has been developed for registered beekeepers affected by the varroa mite outbreak - which was first identified at the Port of Newcastle last month - under an agreement reached by governments and industry.

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