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Trade Minister #DonFarrell did well to keep a straight face.

"We don't link #biosecurity issues with trade issues," he told #SkyNews.

This came as it emerged #Australia would lift restrictions on #beef from the #US, once one of Trump's biggest trade grievances with Australia.

Supposedly, it is merely a decision taken after a decade of review. The US, meanwhile, insists it is "yet another example" of Trump's negotiating prowess. #auspol #Albo caves #TrumpRegime #auspol

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/fir

What does lifting trade restrictions on US beef mean for Australia?
By Lauren Bohane

The federal government has lifted longstanding restrictions on beef imports from the US. This is what it means for Australia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/wha

ABC News · What does lifting trade restrictions on US beef mean for Australia?By Lauren Bohane

Cattle industry says shoppers unlikely to see US beef imports on shelves
By Megan Hughes, Warwick Long, and Lauren Bohane

Australia has lifted its biosecurity restrictions on US beef imports, one of the Trump administration's key trade grievances, but the industry does not believe it will change much for consumers.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/cat

#TradeAgreements #BeefCattleFarming #Biosecurity #MeganHughes #WarwickLong # #LaurenBohane

ABC News · Cattle industry confident lifting of US beef restrictions will not flood domestic marketBy Megan Hughes

"The administration's actions are gutting our deterrence from biological threats," said Beth Cameron, PhD, a senior adviser to the Brown University #Pandemic Center and a former director at the White House National Security Council. "Canceling this investment is a signal that we are changing our posture on pandemic preparedness," she added, "and that is not good for the American people."

medpagetoday.com/infectiousdis

www.medpagetoday.comIn Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers New Blow to Biosecurity, Former Officials SayU.S. could be at the mercy of other countries in the next pandemic
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@maggiejk at least in part more likely lack of resources for #biosecurity and testing - although it seems they were eating raw/undercooked meat which is always going to be a risk. Even so, anthrax is still rare and folk eat beef all the time across ESEA (East and SE Asia) - Malaysia is stepping up biosecurity controls even though the part of Thailand this occured in is far away from the border..

malaymail.com/news/world/2025/

Malay Mail · Thailand reports first anthrax death in decades, over 600 potentially exposed to contaminated meatBy Malay Mail

A friend of a friend in Cromwell has hosted an MPI fruit fly trap for 16 years without catching anything. Recently the trap captured its first fruit fly (a male), but we've yet to see an announcement from MPI.

Strange that.

Even worse, the MPI person who collected the trap said they've lost funding & will no longer be maintaining the traps, starting later this year.

What a dumb move. The Luxon government seems determined to save money in all the wrong places.

A burden to native wildlife

Sarcoptic mange is a parasitic skin disease affecting many Australian wildlife species. The burrowing mite creates tunnels under the skin affecting many Australian wildlife animals. "The mite is invasive to Australia and was likely introduced by European settlers and their domestic animals around 200 years ago.”
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wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au

"The origins of sarcoptic mange in Australian native animals are poorly understood, with the most consistent conclusion being that mange was introduced by settlers and their dogs and subsequently becoming a major burden to native wildlife."
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parasitesandvectors.biomedcent
Fraser T, Charleston M et al. (2016) The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: A long- standing and unresolved debate. Parasites and Vectors, 9: 316
#wildlife #conservation #parasites #Sarcoptidae #mange #koalas #wombats #bandicoots #possums #roaming #pets #dogs #SettlerSociety #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies