Qld horse flu restrictions set to ease further

The Queensland Government says the state's horse flu-affected properties will be out of the "red" tomorrow.
The disease was first detected six months ago, bringing the equine industry to a standstill.

But from tomorrow, the last remaining "red zone" will become "amber", meaning horses can move more freely.
Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin has told Parliament the former Federal Government dropped the ball on quarantine and Queensland paid the price.
"It wasn't the Queensland Government that was responsible for EI [equine influenza] entering the country," he said.
"It wasn't the NSW Government, but none the less, here we are on the brink of returning to reality, but not before spending tens of millions of dollars spearheading the fight against the threat that was not of our own making."