Speeches & transcripts

Doorstop at Parliament House, Canberra on foot-and-mouth disease taskforce; focus on biosecurity

Interview with Greg Jennett, ABC Afternoon Briefing on the Exotic Animal Diseases Preparedness Taskforce; foot and mouth disease; lumpy skin disease; climate; support for flood communities

Interview with Minister Murray Watt discussing foot and mouth disease, calls for border closures, foot mats and the Australian Government biosecurity response.

Interview with Minister Murray Watt on foot and mouth disease, food contamination, biosecurity, foot mats and stricter measures at Australian airports.

Press conference with Minister Murray Watt discussing foot-and-mouth disease, foot mats at airports and FMD viral fragment detections

Press conference at Sydney Airport on foot-and-mouth disease, Indonesia and lumpy skin disease

Cathie Schnitzerling interview with Minister Murray Watt discussing foot and mouth disease and increased biosecurity restrictions.

Minister Murray Watt Developing Northern Australia Conference address discussing issues affecting the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors in Northern Australia.

Interview with Steve Price, Australia Today on the proposed increase in pensioner working hours and the agriculture workforce

Interview with Belinda Varischetti, ABC WA Country Hour on the live cattle trade, the agriculture industry's skilled staff shortage and the ag visa