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Foot and mouth disease a clear and present danger, say farmers

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Victorian dairy farmer Alex Robertson doesn’t want to find out what happens if foot and mouth disease breaks into Australia.

Biosecurity officers began boarding planes arriving from Indonesia on Thursday, two days after local authorities confirmed the livestock disease was detected in the popular holiday destination of Bali.

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Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com

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