Government launches quarantine review

The Federal Government has launched its review of the quarantine and biosecurity system.

It follows a string of quarantine problems over horse flu, citrus canker and sugar cane smut.
The review will be led by a four-man independent panel which will look at risk assessment, quarantine checks and responses to outbreaks.
It will also consider what progress has been made since Malcolm Nairn carried out the last major review in 1996.
Professor Nairn says many of his recommendations haven't yet been acted on, and he's worried about the July deadline for the new review.