Biosecurity

This is interesting.

The Invasive Species Council has been in touch to let me know that the Inspector General of Biosecurity will launch an independent review into the fire ant incursion.

Invasive Species Council Advocacy Director Rhys Pianta says we're very pleased the Inspector-General has listened to our calls for an independent review and will now put the Enfield incursion and the systems behind it under scrutiny.

because what happened at Enfield raised serious questions about whether Australia's biosecurity surveillance arrangements are fit for purpose.

Well, I can't comment on their selections, but I look at the ministerial achievements.

I look at Nicole McKee in the Arms Act, Brooke Van Velden in the Holidays Act, Simon Corden in the Resource Management Law, Andrew Hoggard in Biosecurity, Karen Chua turning around to Ranga Tamariki for children.

I mean, geez, even our worst enemies admit that.

that ACT has had very effective ministers that have made real gains for New Zealanders by putting in the hard work.