Tougher biosecurity measures are being implemented to safeguard the country’s grain sector.

Sea containers, coming from khapra beetle target risk countries, will need to undergo treatment offshore, before reaching Australia.

Rural Editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with the Department of Agriculture’s Doctor Gabrielle Vivian-Smith to hear more about the measures, and possible risks:

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