Albanese government unveils national biosecurity plan amid ‘multiple risks on multiple fronts’
Written by Josh Butler from the Guardian
Online shopping and climate change contributing to ‘increasingly complex’ pest and disease environment, agriculture minister says
The agriculture minister, Murray Watt, will launch a new national biosecurity strategy on Tuesday, warning that climate change, Covid and online shopping have contributed to a biosecurity environment that is “more threatening than ever before”.
Watt, who will launch the plan in an address to the National Press Club, says it is the first ever federal plan of its kind and will involve authorities undertaking more regular national exercises to prepare for pest and disease outbreaks.
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Written by Josh Butler from the Guardian
Online shopping and climate change contributing to ‘increasingly complex’ pest and disease environment, agriculture minister says
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The agriculture minister, Murray Watt, will launch a new national biosecurity strategy on Tuesday, warning that climate change, Covid and online shopping have contributed to a biosecurity environment that is “more threatening than ever before”.
Watt, who will launch the plan in an address to the National Press Club, says it is the first ever federal plan of its kind and will involve authorities undertaking more regular national exercises to prepare for pest and disease outbreaks.
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Since you’re here …
… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too.
If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. Support the Guardian – it only takes a minute. Thank you.