Press Releases & Communiques
Equine Influenza Inquiry website
Quarantine and Biosecurity Review website
June 2008
30 Jun - Australia officially free of equine influenza PDF [19kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
29 Jun - Australia officially free of equine influenza
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
12 Jun - Government releases Equine Influenza Inquiry report
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
12 Jun - Penultimate NMG meeting ahead of EI freedom PDF [22kb]
National Management Group
11 Jun - Government will cover the cost of 2007 horse flu response
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
May 2008
2 May - Continuing surveillance confirms no sign of equine influenza PDF [21kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
April 2008
24 Apr - Government receives Equine Influenza Inquiry Report
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
4 Apr - International animal health authorities informed of EI freedom PDF [19kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
3 Apr - Rudd Government support for Australian equestrian Olympic team
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
March 2008
31 Mar - Independent quarantine and biosecurity review extended
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
14 Mar - Australian horse industry open for international trade PDF [25kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
14 Mar - Australia provisionally free of equine influenza PDF [19kb]
National Management Group
13 Mar - Australia provisionally free of equine influenza
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
10 Mar- Government to postpone debate on horse levy registration
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
1 Mar - Preparing horse industry for cost of future disease outbreaks
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
February 2008
19 Feb - Independent quarantine and biosecurity review launched
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
15 Feb - Major milestone in horse flu eradication PDF [22kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
15 Feb - No new EI infected properties in Australia since Christmas PDF [17kb]
National Management Group
15 Feb - Rudd Government delivers $1 billion for drought and equine influenza
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
9 Feb - Horse flu assistance extended
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Tony Burke
1 Feb - Good news for Australian horse exports PDF [31kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
January 2008
31 Jan - New strategy accelerates horse flu eradication PDF [54kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
29 Jan - Plan
endorsed to accelerate eradication of horse flu PDF [20kb]
National Management Group
18 Jan - Positive
news accelerates plans for the early eradication of horse flu PDF
[19kb]
National Management Group
16 Jan - Australian
horse industries back on track [108kb]
Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andy Carroll
7 Jan - NMG remains confident
equine influenza will be eradicated 
PDF [18kb]
National Management Group
November 2007
30 Nov - Protocols
for the movement of horses from infected states on the way PDF [14kb]
National Management Group
13 Nov - Horse
flu cost-sharing limit raised PDF [14kb]
National Management Group
7 Nov - Positive
signs in equine influenza response PDF [25kb]
National Management Group
October 2007
26 Oct - Further
measures to ease equine influenza burden PDF [19kb]
National Management Group
19 Oct - Broader
vaccination approach to be adopted for equine influenza PDF [14kb]
National Management Group
11 Oct - Future
equine influenza issues considered PDF [18kb]
National Management Group
September 2007
28 Sep - Biosecurity
measures will need to be maintained following vaccination PDF [21kb]
National Management Group
23 Sep - Buffer
zone vaccination remains priority for EI PDF [16kb]
National Management Group
20 Sep - Buffer
zones and ring vaccinations to be used to control EI PDF [15kb]
National Management Group
13 Sep - Equine
influenza response remains on track (includes vaccine paper) PDF
[83kb]
National Management Group
10 Sep - Compliance
with horse standstill critical PDF [17kb]
National Management Group
Press releases by the former Minister for Agriculture,
Fisheries & Forestry can be found at
Pandora
- Australia's Web Archive.