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QUARANTINE: Parliament must not shirk its responsibility

Patrick J. ByrneMar 17, 20075 min read

The repeated quarantine failures of Biosecurity Australia (BA) and the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) constitute a major threat to Australia’s agricultural industries, writes Patrick J. Byrne.The decision of Biosecurity Australia to allow imports of New Zealand apples and avocados and Philippines bananas makes it essential that federal parliament take responsibility for final quarantine decisions. Elected representatives should not be allowed to duck…

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