Australia Expands Support for Indonesian Lumpy Skin Disease Response

The Federal Government is stepping up its biosecurity response, investing up to one million dollars to help Indonesia manage an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in livestock in Bali.

The funding will provide additional vaccine supplies and technical assistance to help protect Indonesia’s livestock sector and reduce the risk of the disease reaching Australia.

While Australia remains free of lumpy skin disease, authorities say its presence in Indonesia continues to pose a threat to livestock industries across northern Australia and neighbouring countries.

Since 2022, Australia has supplied Indonesia with more than 1.4 million doses of lumpy skin disease vaccine and invested more than four million dollars in laboratory capacity, surveillance programs and animal disease training.

The latest funding forms part of the National Lumpy Skin Disease Action Plan and the Federal Government’s broader efforts to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity preparedness.

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins says partnerships with neighbouring countries play an important role in protecting Australia’s cattle industry and maintaining the nation’s biosecurity system.