Christopher Back (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The field veterinarians doing the work are employed through the Queensland DPI. They will be interested to know that they are now being employed by the CSIRO! Mr President, I have a supplementary question. Can the minister inform the Senate who will fund this vital Hendra fieldwork for both human and animal diseases once the Australian biosecurity CRC for new and emerging diseases ceases to exist in 2010?