Since Peter McGauran has been in charge, our livestock have never been at at more risk of Foot and mouth disease and BSE (and Equine flu) ! This Minister has a record of going in to bat for business lobbyists interests over the need for quarantine purity. e.g. He signed an agreement to let USA beef sourced from FMD Brazil into Australia and is now wanting to let NSW horses and 'other special cases' into Victoria (currently an Equine flu free zone).
Quarantine is quarantine and whether a quarantined area is separated by a think red line or a strip of river, the line has to be drawn somewhere. And when livelihoods are at risk you'd think that at least a Minister in charge should have the greatest respect for even the thinnest quarantine line. Mr. McGuaran obviously has no respect for livestock quarantine which must respect poorly upon his regard for farmers. But then again, I suppose that shouldn't seem strange in times when an evironment Minister doesn't care for the environment either!
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