The government has refused to cave to intensified calls from the Coalition to close the border between Australia and Indonesia over the foot and mouth disease plague that has rapidly spread across the South-East Asian nation.
Viral fragments of the deadly animal disease - which threatens to cripple the livestock industry in Australia at a cost of $80 billion over the next decade - were found in imported meat products in Melbourne and Adelaide this week.
Stream Sky News live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 Every returning holidaymaker from Indonesia will be directed to walk over foot mats that sanitise and remove dirt and particles from the bottom of shoes. Mr Albanese was then posed why he has not considered closing the border to the South East Asian country despite growing concerns.
"There’s a herd of about 65 million livestock in Indonesia at the moment, and there are about 400,000 cattle that have been identified with the virus. They’ve got three million vaccines … It’s across 22 provinces. It’s spreading like wildfire," he said.
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