NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Will we learn from our quarantine debacle?*

Many of Australia’s most lucrative exports could be jeopardised if we don’t heed the lessons of the recent equine influenza outbreak, warns Colin Teese.Who could have anticipated it? The latest casualty of mal-administrated quarantine rules has been Australia’s horse population.Official inquiries notwithstanding, don’t be fooled! The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) and the Commonwealth Government are to blame. Somehow, our quarantine guardians have managed to allow a hor…

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