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Federal budget: Time for permanent biosecurity funding, says Cattle Australia

CATTLE Australia is calling on the Federal Government to provide permanent and sustainable funding for biosecurity in next week’s federal budget.

Australia’s biosecurity system is not fully funded on a permanent basis, and it relies on annual funding decisions to get the resourcing it needs.

The grassfed beef cattle industry has been calling for sustainable funding for the national biosecurity system for years and was a key pillar for the sector during the 2022 federal election.

Beef Central published this article on Monday, ahead of next week’s federal budget, suggesting the…

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