Same story different day

I found this interview on the www from Monday, 27 August 2007 with Peter Costello our EX-Treasurer, it would appear that nothing has changed since the change of Government anyway but it is interesting...........

JOURNALIST:
What implications does the horse flu outbreak have for the national economy?
TREASURER:
Well I don’t think it is a good thing. Horse racing is a very important industry to Australia when you take into account breeders, trainers, jockeys, race meetings. And the fact that we have had this outbreak of horse flu is very serious. It will affect the economy. It will affect everybody who is involved in breeding, training, racing horses. It is a terrible thing. And our authorities are going to try and get a grip on it as quickly as they can. They are taking quarantine measures and let’s just hope that they can contain this outbreak.

http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=transcripts/2007/126.htm&pageID=&min=tsr&Year=&DocType=2

Lets hope our New Government recognise there is more to the horse industry than just the racing industry!
Sally McDonald