As Australians jet overseas for the school holidays, travellers to one of our favourite destinations are being warned not to bring a costly carry-on back with them. 7NEWS
Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on“Most countries would ban our livestock and livestock products as soon as foot and mouth disease is found,” Victoria’s Agriculture Department says.
They include biosecurity detector dogs in Darwin and Cairns Airports, additional signage and flyers at major airports, expanded social media campaigns, additional training of airport biosecurity staff and enhanced profiling and inspections. “These existing strengthened measures include new targeted operations at major airports servicing travel from Indonesia to check a wider range of passengers who could be contaminated with FMD or be carrying contaminated goods and assessment of all passengers on flights from Indonesia, with high risk passengers identified for intervention.”
“We are relieved to see the government respond to calls by industry to ramp up biosecurity through detector dogs, greater communications material for travellers and further biosecurity staff training.”According to Agriculture Victoria, the disease is carried most commonly on infected meat and dairy products, which are then fed to animals.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
AFP joins hunt for Australian kingpin behind 50kg drug haul: Bali policeBali police’s top drug investigator has met with AFP officers and says they will help in the search for a suspect identified as “A”.
Read more »
AFP denies joining hunt for Australian kingpin behind 50kg drug haulBali police officers arrested three Indonesian men at a villa in Kuta in April following the discovery of a huge haul of illegal substances, but they have yet to locate the 32-year-old Australian man who they believe is behind the haul.
Read more »
Two viruses now in Bali a '$100b' timebomb for Aussie farmersAussie tourists holidaying in Bali risk bringing home a highly contagious virus which would totally devastate Australia&x27;s multi-billion-dollar livestock industry.
Read more »
Australia’s loss is Blackstone’s $2b carbon market gainOPINION: When Australian start-up Xpansiv abandoned its plans for a $2.3 billion IPO, it had no trouble convincing Blackstone to stump up $589 million in fresh funding.
Read more »
Australia is 'beyond' mask mandates, lockdown amid third COVID-19 wave, Mark Butler saysFederal Health Minister Mark Butler says Australians must make their own COVID-19 choices, as experts back a decision to expand access to a fourth vaccine dose. Read more here:
Read more »
Meet Team Kyrgios, the people who dragged him back from the brinkOnly a handful of people can say they really know Nick Kyrgios and five of them were sitting in the Australian tennis star’s box at the All England club for his quarter-final triumph.
Read more »