THE ALBANESE Government has failed to deliver a clear sustainable biosecurity funding stream in last night’s Federal Budget, prompting an ultimatum from the National Farmers Federation.
Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt said the government was injecting $134.1 million into the biosecurity system to ensure Australia remains free of Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease.
Murray Watt
He said this was a “first step towards delivering our election commitment of a sustainable biosecurity funding model that allows the system to respond to increasing threats.”
Mr Watt said the…
