Speeches & transcripts

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

Address at the National Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association the role of local government, housing, disaster relief and workforce shortages

Press conference in Rockhampton on new portfolio, regional agriculture employment, $15bn National Reconstruction Fund, value-adding to agriculture, minimum wage rises, Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, China trade and lumpy skin disease