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For some context, we're pretty strict on quarantine and introduced pests here and have been for a long time. Comedians have often joked that you could walk thro
by flukus 6y ago
For some context, we're pretty strict on quarantine and introduced pests here and have been for a long time. Comedians have often joked that you could walk through an airport with a nuke under your arm but you'd be arrested for a banana. We've also had some huge blunders with introduced species, cane toads have caused a lot of destruction to local eco-systems and the NSW football team.
It's served us well over the years though, many common virus/bacteria/insects that are prevalent in the rest of the world have been kept out of Australia.