NSW Farmers Biosecurity Chair Ian McColl has criticised politicians and pundits stoking outrage about foot and mouth disease, saying it is a serious issue that needs unity, not division.
The Balinese outbreak of FMD – a highly-infectious disease that could cost Australia $80 billion – is rightly concerning, Mr McColl (righ) said, but he warned cheap politicking was counter-productive.
“I see some people out there using this outbreak as a weapon to further their own ends, and frankly it’s pretty disappointing,” Mr McColl said.
“Farmers have argued for stronger,…
