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ABC Feeds<p>What does lifting trade restrictions on US beef mean for Australia?<br>By Lauren Bohane</p><p>The federal government has lifted longstanding restrictions on beef imports from the US. This is what it means for Australia.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/what-lifting-trade-restrictions-on-us-beef-means-for-australia/105566464" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/wha</span><span class="invisible">t-lifting-trade-restrictions-on-us-beef-means-for-australia/105566464</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trade</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BeefCattleFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeefCattleFarming</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Exports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exports</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LaurenBohane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenBohane</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation <a href="https://arstechni.ca/pndk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/pndk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DepartmentofCommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofCommerce</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIdevelopmenttools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIdevelopmenttools</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIinfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIinfrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MichaelKratsios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelKratsios</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Exportcontrols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exportcontrols</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>semiconductors</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIregulation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIresearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIandwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIandwork</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deepfakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepfakes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIethics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ChipsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChipsAct</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biz</span></a>&amp;IT <a href="https://c.im/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AIlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIlaw</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIST</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
IT News<p>White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation - On Wednesday, the White House released "Winning the Race: Am... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/white-house-unveils-sweeping-plan-to-win-global-ai-race-through-deregulation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/whi</span><span class="invisible">te-house-unveils-sweeping-plan-to-win-global-ai-race-through-deregulation/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/departmentofcommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>departmentofcommerce</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aidevelopmenttools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aidevelopmenttools</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aiinfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aiinfrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/michaelkratsios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>michaelkratsios</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/exportcontrols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exportcontrols</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>semiconductors</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/airegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airegulation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/airesearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airesearch</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aisecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aisecurity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/davidsacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>davidsacks</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p>During the <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/federalelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federalelection</span></a> campaign, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Albanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albanese</span></a> said <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> would not change or <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/compromise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compromise</span></a> any <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> rules, “full stop, exclamation mark”. Despite the comments, a concession on <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a> had been expected from Australia. <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/AlboClusterfuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlboClusterfuck</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/24/labor-lifts-ban-on-us-beef-saying-new-measures-effectively-manage-biosecurity-risks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jul/24/labor-lifts-ban-on-us-beef-saying-new-measures-effectively-manage-biosecurity-risks</span></a></p>
AMonkeyInSilk 🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>Just in case you think Australia’s biosecurity is robust.</p><p><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/varroa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>varroa</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-06-24/varroa-mite-detected-at-newcastle-port/101180446" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-06-</span><span class="invisible">24/varroa-mite-detected-at-newcastle-port/101180446</span></a></p>
AMonkeyInSilk 🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>The Australian government maintains its ‘Worst Negotiator in the World’ top ranking as it exposes Australians and Australian primary producers to a myriad of imported diseases.</p><p><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/beef-biosecurity-import-restrictions-administration-tariff/105563752?utm_source=abc_news_app&amp;utm_medium=content_shared&amp;utm_campaign=abc_news_app&amp;utm_content=safari" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/bee</span><span class="invisible">f-biosecurity-import-restrictions-administration-tariff/105563752?utm_source=abc_news_app&amp;utm_medium=content_shared&amp;utm_campaign=abc_news_app&amp;utm_content=safari</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Cattle industry says shoppers unlikely to see US beef imports on shelves<br>By Megan Hughes, Warwick Long, and Lauren Bohane</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/cattle-industry-reacts-us-beef-biosecurity-restrictions-lift/105566112" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/cat</span><span class="invisible">tle-industry-reacts-us-beef-biosecurity-restrictions-lift/105566112</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TradeAgreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeAgreements</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BeefCattleFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeefCattleFarming</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MeganHughes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeganHughes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WarwickLong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarwickLong</span></a> # <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LaurenBohane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenBohane</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/CattleAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CattleAustralia</span></a>’s chief executive, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/WillEvans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillEvans</span></a>, says the decision to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/liftrestrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liftrestrictions</span></a> on <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USbeef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USbeef</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/imports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imports</span></a> will not create an “open slather” domestic market, and told RN Breakfast he’s confident the <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> has implemented <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/robust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robust</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> measures. </p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> has decreased almost all U.S. safeguards. <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/TariffBackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TariffBackdown</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/AlboCavedToTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlboCavedToTrump</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Aussie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aussie</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Clusterfuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clusterfuck</span></a></p>
WilliamLMiller<p>1️⃣3️⃣ Screwworm Is a Mirror</p><p>It’s not just a fly. It’s a mirror. It reflects how we treat global infrastructure: as optional, until it fails. And failure here means pain—real, preventable pain.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SystemsThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemsThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvestmentMindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvestmentMindset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/20postchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20postchallenge</span></a></p>
WilliamLMiller<p>6️⃣ Screwworm’s Back</p><p>The parasite is now within 370 miles of Texas. The Panama facility is maxed out. Emergency responses are scrambling—when we could’ve prevented this cheaply.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrisisOfMaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrisisOfMaintenance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Screwworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Screwworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/20postchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20postchallenge</span></a></p>
WilliamLMiller<p>2️⃣ What Is Screwworm?</p><p>A flesh-eating fly. It lays eggs in wounds. Larvae hatch and consume living flesh. It devastated livestock across the Americas. We beat it. But it’s creeping back.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Screwworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Screwworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnimalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalHealth</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/20postchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20postchallenge</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>"The administration's actions are gutting our deterrence from biological threats," said Beth Cameron, PhD, a senior adviser to the Brown University <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pandemic</span></a> 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."</p><p><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/birdflu/116043?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-06-15&amp;mh=94a3ffbf5efe5196113f4b100e6cb951&amp;zdee=gAAAAABoE23NTssIYTtSXY1LNnohGJaXAfxVFk3sLQUV_-a3Jg6H4sLYZSzhHq472hWcUyzpLu_H7KI5XGZij861NIwwo4RTcZ3VS4TgbTYGcKYWEoniicQ%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/infectiousdis</span><span class="invisible">ease/birdflu/116043?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-06-15&amp;mh=94a3ffbf5efe5196113f4b100e6cb951&amp;zdee=gAAAAABoE23NTssIYTtSXY1LNnohGJaXAfxVFk3sLQUV_-a3Jg6H4sLYZSzhHq472hWcUyzpLu_H7KI5XGZij861NIwwo4RTcZ3VS4TgbTYGcKYWEoniicQ%3D</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
drjudystone<p>New post: Loss Of MRNA, Bird Flu Vaccines Threatens Our Biosecurity via @forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2025/05/29/loss-of-mrna-bird-flu-vaccines-threatens-our-biosecurity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/judystone/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/29/loss-of-mrna-bird-flu-vaccines-threatens-our-biosecurity/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mRNA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a>.<br>With thanks to @BethCameron_DC and @SaskiaPopescu for perspective</p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@maggiejk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maggiejk</span></a></span> at least in part more likely lack of resources for <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> 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..</p><p><a href="https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2025/05/02/thailand-reports-first-anthrax-death-in-decades-over-600-potentially-exposed-to-contaminated-meat/175349" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">malaymail.com/news/world/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/02/thailand-reports-first-anthrax-death-in-decades-over-600-potentially-exposed-to-contaminated-meat/175349</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>The biosecurity officers' fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking<br>A Glen Turner Déjà vu</p><p>“We’ve had threats of ‘If you come on my property, I’ll shoot you’. ‘If you try and come on my property, I’ll set my dog on you...Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity officers onto private properties after they reported being threatened with dogs and guns. In cases when people were “incredibly hostile”, program staff would “proactively engage with the police to escort us and to keep the peace and to keep everyone safe in that environment, because we need to complete the treatment”<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/03/fire-ants-australia-eradication-biosecurity-officers-queensland-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/may/03/fire-ants-australia-eradication-biosecurity-officers-queensland-ntwnfb</span></a></p><p>The environmental officer Glen Turner<br>was shot in Croppa Creek, near Moree in 2014 investigating illegal land clearing. "There is an interweaving between the physical murder of Glen Turner, and the ecological ‘murder’ of the brigalow through the voracious demand for agricultural land." Book review: ‘The Winter Road’ by Kate Holden<br> &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://residentjudge.com/2022/04/09/the-winter-road-by-kate-holden/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">residentjudge.com/2022/04/09/t</span><span class="invisible">he-winter-road-by-kate-holden/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FireAnts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireAnts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiosecurityOfficers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiosecurityOfficers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IllegalLandClearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllegalLandClearing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlenTurner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Moree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GoldCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Grafton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grafton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SunshineCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SunshineCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LandOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndividualPropertyRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndividualPropertyRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PossessiveIndividualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PossessiveIndividualism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pseudolaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pseudolaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EnvironmentalImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/insecticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insecticide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EnvironmentalLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalLaws</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a></p>
Euractiv<p>Securing Europe’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BiotechFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiotechFuture</span></a>: How can <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> drive competitiveness? [Advocacy Lab Content]: The recent Euractiv event “Securing Europe’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BiotechFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiotechFuture</span></a> - How can <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> drive competitiveness?” brought together key stakeholders to discuss how biosecurity can support Europe’s biotech sector. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/video/securing-europes-biotech-future-how-can-biosecurity-drive-competitiveness/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/tech/vide</span><span class="invisible">o/securing-europes-biotech-future-how-can-biosecurity-drive-competitiveness/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:

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.

#BioSecurity#MPI#FruitFly
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