Mr. Love questions the Premier about seeking briefings on foot-and-mouth disease threats to WA. The Premier responds that they receive regular briefings and perceive minimal biosecurity threat in this instance.

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20 February 2024
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BORDER SECURITY — FEDERAL GOVERNMENT —
COMMUNICATION
59. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Has
the Premier sought a briefing from his state Minister for Agriculture and Food
on the threat that foot-and-mouth disease poses to Western Australia?
Several members interjected.

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Deputy Speaker, by way of just trying
to assist the Leader of the Opposition, I assume that he is referring to
biosecurity-related matters. I receive briefings from my departments all the
time on all manner of things. My understanding is that there was no threat to
biosecurity in this instance. In the same way that it is a vast coastline and
it is difficult to have a copper in every bay, it is a vast coastal landscape
and, as a result, the biosecurity threats are very minimal.

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