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Peter Dutton has slammed Anthony Albanese for not suspending travel to Bali, warning the Prime Minister “needs to explain” what’s going on. Calling on Australia to close its border to Indonesia to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease, Mr Dutton warned any spread of the illness could devastate Australia’s livestock industry. “I believe we should shut the border,’’ Mr Dutton said. “I think the Prime Minister needs to explain why that has not happened.” Australia remains foot and mouth disease-free for now, although fragments have been discovered in imported meat products. They did not include live virus. New measures have been introduced which ensure travellers arriving from Indonesia will have to walk across mats to sanitise their shoes. But the Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has accused Mr Dutton of playing politics with the issue. He also defended the decision not to screen all tourists returning from Indonesia. “We have never said that every single passenger returning from Indonesia is being thorough