Australia's seawater moat is no barrier to all the world's nasties

Chris McLennan
March 26 2021 - 6:00am
DANGER CLOSE: At the top of the picture is mainland Papua New Guinea, at the bottom just four kilometres away is Australia, as in Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Picture: supplied.
DANGER CLOSE: At the top of the picture is mainland Papua New Guinea, at the bottom just four kilometres away is Australia, as in Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Picture: supplied.

This is the image which keeps biosecurity officials awake at night.

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Chris McLennan

Chris McLennan

National Rural Property Writer

ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.

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