20 May 2008
Biosecurity
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In the last 15 years we've had 17 breaches of quarantine in Australia—and they're just the ones we know about. A report into a possible breach of quarantine procedures around last year's outbreak of equine flu is yet to be made public but at the same time the government has launched a comprehensive review of the Australian quarantine measures.
This centenary year should have been a celebration for the Australian quarantine service. But now, there are difficult questions: Is the quality of our biosecurity up to the challenges of global markets and free trade?
Guests
Roger Beale AO, Head, Panel of Quarantine and Biosecurity Review
Stephen Prowse, CEO Australian Biosecurity, Cooperative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease
Rodney Turner, General Manager Programs, Plant Health Australia
Gary Sansom, President QLD Farmers' Federation
Further Information
Link to Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council
Link to AQIS/ Industry Cargo Consultative Committee (AICCC)
Link to Plant Health Australia
Link to Animal Health Australia
Link to travel requirements for customs and quarantine
Link to press release of the National Farmers' Federation on quarantine issue
Link to Australian Biosecurity, Cooperative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease
Link to information about the Quarantine and Biosecurity Review
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Karin Zsivanovits
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