From The Campaign Trail

The horse flu has plunged Australia's racing industry into crisis, and caused heartache for thousands more recreational horse owners and the agriculture sector. It has hit the livelihoods of thousands of ordinary Australians and robbed many more of their weekend pastime. I extend my sympathies to all those affected. But this leads me to wonder about the narrowness of Howard's promise to keep Australia safe. He has spent hundreds of millions of politically motivated dollars on Iraq, mis-directed anti-terrorism activity, and keeping asylum seekers out of sight. It is a great pity that he couldn't be bothered to keep Australia safe by running an effective quarantine services.