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Monday May 21, 2012

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  • hardeep singh on The Taxi Industry hi, iwant to get atexi plate on rent or lease in brisbane can you let me know about this. thanks more
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  • Gabby on Learning from one another? Would be good to get some background from Fjordman on this. As we may be mnissig some cultural or political nuance or ... more
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  • Kim on Crime Mapping Gavin's suggestions about how to treat the incarcerated would probably breach human rights. Addicts should be treated, and ... more
  • susan on Halal certification bye dick smiths products he is not certified go onto halalchoices.com.au and see the list of companys that are there you ... more
  • susan on Halal certification we must boycott halal certified products 2% of everything we bye with the mark goes to terrorists and there religon these ... more
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  • Jennifer on Halal certification This is Australia not Islam. We built this country with hard labour and not for immigrants to come in and take over. ... more
  • phil.k. on Halal certification lets get politicans to ban this practice as they have in NZ.It is slowly deviding aussie in to religious groups,next ... more
  • geegee on Learning from one another? I don't want my grand kids brainwashed.I am also totally sick of political correctness.If you don't like it leave it. more
  • Durkim on New Zealand Gangs Mm, yeah... Real funny, Randhil... more
  • Kayli on The Boats God help me, I put aside a whole afteroonn to figure this out. more
  • Raynes on Tax and Pollution Until I found this I thoguht I'd have to spend the day inside. more
  • James Brown on Mark Latham Mark, you must fell as if you are pushing it uphill, but you are the hope of the side. Keep it up! more
  • Michael on Halal certification The Halal Choices website is http://www.halalchoices.com.au/product_lists.htmlIt lists all the products that have been ... more
  • a barker on A few facts on illegal boat people We are the Lucky Country, or are we?.15 years ago maybe.How many Indonesian Officials are taking a a bribe from the people ... more
  • Robin on The Boats Hey,Thanks! Great post you have written on "The Boats ".Really I can say that your post is very informative, I'll come ... more

Hendra Virus

Posted by: Michael Smith | 21 May, 2010 - 3:39 PM
Hendra virus

Michael Smith speaks to Dr Ron Glanville, Biosecurity Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer, about the recent Hendra virus scare.

Blog comments Your Say

  • Our native flying-foxes are the only nocturnal, long distance pollinators and seed dispersers of native forests that Australia has. No bats - no trees - that simple. All native species have a purpose and we need to respect that purpose. If we lose, persecute or 'cull' a native species into extinction we do so at our own peril. Our shortsightedness and selfishness will be our undoing in the end and no amount of horses will fulfil the valuable role of the humble flying-fox in our environment.

    Denise Smith Monday 21 June, 2010 - 8:35 PM

  • Wow - scary stuff. Such ignorance and intolerance of the importance of a native species. I don't see your horses out pollinating the forests and spreading the seeds of biodiversity each evening. Our bats are a native species and they are meant to be here - they have a purpose and we need them in this era of climate change more than ever. Research your facts before sprouting on about subjects you know nothing about. No bats - no trees - fact. Another fact - humans cannot get Hendra from a bat. You can only get Hendra from a HORSE! True.

    Denise Smith Monday 21 June, 2010 - 8:02 PM

  • if you suggest that in some
    cases bat colonies should be culled or moved,the greenies
    scream and their Labor mates
    bow and scrape to them.How
    many people remember that some years ago a large colony
    of bats was making life hell
    for the staff and pupils at
    a primary school in NSW.Did
    the greenies care? Did the
    Labor goverment care?The
    answer to both questions was
    no.Would their labor mates
    here care about a similar
    situation? Dont be ridiculous.

    peter hansen Wednesday 26 May, 2010 - 12:04 PM

  • If I was a horsy person, or was in a situation where bats created a possible health problem for me or my family, I'd sit quietly and consider the benefits and advantages of fostering bats in my vicinity, their contribution to the wellbeing of mankind and weigh all that up against the possibility of their infecting just one of my horses or family members.
    Exit bats.

    Wobblyone Tuesday 25 May, 2010 - 3:53 PM

  • Bloody hell Michael I can't believe this country, horses and humans dying of the hendra virus and we all know where it comes from dirty stinking germ ridden bats abd government and councils have not got the guts to cull them. How do people feel drinking from water tanks having that washed into your drinking water. What would these idiots rather do, save the bats and let horses and humans die all for a bunch of goats that want to save them.

    KEN Monday 24 May, 2010 - 9:54 PM

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