[Australia] Border security system 'failing' / The Australian, 19 January 2008
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23074688-2702,00.html
Sean Parnell
"WEAKNESSES in border security arrangements are allowing cargo, mail, animals and people to enter the country without being checked for exotic pests and disease, despite the threat of another multi-million-dollar biosecurity disaster. A review of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and commonwealth border security strategies has identified numerous areas where government-mandated targets and benchmarks have not been met or are deliberately low."