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Australia to Keep Borders Open to Indonesia Amid Foot and Mouth Outbreak

Australia to Keep Borders Open to Indonesia Amid Foot and Mouth Outbreak
Australian Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt debates at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 4, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has said that the country would not ban entry to travellers from Indonesia amid worries of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD).

Speaking to Sky News Australia, Watt said the federal government had not considered shutting the border.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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