The One Nation senator has joined the opposition in attacking the Australian government’s response to the outbreak of the livestock virus in Indonesia.
In an outburst in the Senate on Thursday she said Bali was “totally different to other countries” when it came to disease control.“That s--t is then brought back in their clothing and on their person and back into this country.”
On Saturday, Hanson’s comments also sparked a riposte from a member of Indonesia President Joko Widodo’s cabinet.Achmad Ibrahim The Albanese government has resisted calls from the opposition to shut the border with Indonesia to prevent a possible spread of foot and mouth to Australia, a development that would shut down the livestock and live trade export industries and could cost the economy as much as $80 billion over a decade.
Having ramped up biosecurity levels, the government is working with Indonesia to assist with containment and on its vaccine rollout.That shapes as a monumental assignment because of a shortage of vaccines to administer to Indonesia’s 33 million head of livestock including 18 million cattle.
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