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    Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, criticized Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture, for missing an opportunity to reassure the agriculture sector that biosecurity will remain within the Department of Agriculture. Fitzgibbon had given Joyce a chance during Question Time to argue for keeping biosecurity within his portfolio, but Joyce declined. Fitzgibbon believes biosecurity is crucial for both Australia's food security and export competitiveness, and requires expertise that is different from customs.

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    Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, criticized Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture, for missing an opportunity to reassure the agriculture sector that biosecurity will remain within the Department of Agriculture. Fitzgibbon had given Joyce a chance during Question Time to argue for keeping biosecurity within his portfolio, but Joyce declined. Fitzgibbon believes biosecurity is crucial for both Australia's food security and export competitiveness, and requires expertise that is different from customs.

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    JOEL FITZGIBBON MP

    SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE


    SHADOW MINISTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
    SPOKESPERSON FOR COUNTRY CAUCUS
    MEMBER FOR HUNTER

    MEDIA RELEASE

    BIOSECURITY THREAT REMAINS

    Barnaby Joyce passed up a golden opportunity to reassure Australias agriculture
    sector that biosecurity will remain within the Department of Agriculture where it
    belongs.

    During Question Time I gave the Minister an opportunity to argue the case for
    retaining biosecurity within his portfolio and department.

    He declined the invitation.

    Biosecurity goes to the heart of both our own food security and our export future.

    Our safe, clean, green food image is what provides us with our export
    competitiveness.

    Australian agriculture has a wonderful opportunity to capitalise on the growing food
    demand in Asia but success will only come if the integrity of our biosecurity remains
    intact.

    Biosecurity is an area which requires a high level of specific expertise in both
    compliance and the science of pests and diseases, and has different requirements to
    customs.

    Surely the Minister knows this?

    WEDNESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2014

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