Upgrades locked in for Australia’s biosecurity fortress facility


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

The biggest upgrade to Australia’s frontline defence against deadly pathogens will begin within months, with new ultra secure biosecurity labs to be built and existing infrastructure upgraded at a CSIRO facility in Victoria.

The science agency last month inked a $282 million design and construction deal for the work after securing Parliamentary approval on the upgrades to the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP).

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