YOU WONT BELIEVE: 23 - What They Never Told You

Paul Bongiorno: Albanese faces daunting challenges and can take nothing for granted

No prime minister has come to government from opposition in the past three decades facing more challenges than Anthony Albanese.

The New Daily · Jul 25, 2022

Mail from Indonesia, China to be scanned in increased foot-and-mouth disease measures

Expecting mail from China or Indonesia? The government says absolutely everything coming into Australia will be scanned for biosecurity threats.

ABC News · Jul 25, 2022

Parcels being checked for foot-and-mouth disease but Australian government says border should not shut

Coalition offers conflicting messages on if Indonesia border should be closed despite industry advice it would ‘do more harm than good’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022

Foot mats mandatory for all travellers from Indonesia amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

The federal government will make foot mats mandatory for all travellers from Indonesia and create new biosecurity zones at airports in response to the foot-and-mouth disease threat.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Foot-and-mouth disease is on Australia's doorstep. What will it look like if it spreads?

Viral fragments of foot-and-mouth-disease have been found in Australia. But what does that actually mean — and what would it look like if it spread throughout the country?

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Foot-and-mouth disease viral fragments found in beef at Adelaide Airport, following Melbourne pork discovery

Australia's chief vet says the fragments — which were found in potentially unlawful imports — were not live and posed no risk to human health.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

The Loop: China's AUKUS submarine concerns, foot-and-mouth outbreak fears, Microsoft Teams goes offline and Quidditch gets a rebrand

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ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Nationals say Labor ‘asleep at the wheel’ as more FMD fragments found – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2022

Border won't close: Agriculture minister

The federal government will not close the border to Indonesia, despite opposition calls for more measures to prevent a foot and mouth outbreak in Australia.

AAP · Jul 20, 2022

Australia raises guard against foot and mouth disease after Indonesia cases

Australia on Wednesday said it has stepped up protection against foot and mouth disease at its international airports following an outbreak of the disease in Indonesia.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022