Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has hit out at David Littleproud for attacking the National Farmers Federation after the body questioned the Nationals leader’s record on biosecurity.
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has revealed how bad the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak would need to get in Indonesia for the government to consider border closures.
Karen Andrews has warned it could take years to recover from foot and mouth disease (FMD) if it were to spread - as she urged the government to close the border with Indonesia after fragments were found in a product brought into Australia.
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says the federal government has “no plans” to shut borders amid fears of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) reaching Australian shores.