AFTER weeks of debate about the Federal Government’s response to the heightened threat of Foot and Mouth disease entering Australia, a senate inquiry into the country’s biosecurity responses has been called.
The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee will head up the inquiry with a report due on the 10th of October.
According to its terms of reference the committee will be examining two main aspects of biosecurity.
- The adequacy of Australia’s biosecurity measures and response preparedness, in-particular foot-and-mouth disease and varroa mite
- Response to and…
