$12 million more taxpayer funds to be spent dealing with bird flu at intensive production facilities

 

The federal government is planning to spend$12 million in conjunction with the states for critical equipment in a biosecurity defence plan supposed to prepare Australia for an H5N1 bird flu outbreak which some ‘experts’ say will almost certainly reach Australia.

The funding will also be spent on culling hens, called 'depopulation', decontamination and disposal equipment to limit the spread of the disease. A better safety measure would be to stop workers travelling between layer sites - a common industry practice.