Canberrans khapra beetle discovery leads to biosecurity award

Andrew Brown
Updated November 23 2020 - 8:03am, first published 4:00am
Brett Burdett discovered an influx of dangerous khapra beetles in Australia after he found them when he purchased his new fridge. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Brett Burdett discovered an influx of dangerous khapra beetles in Australia after he found them when he purchased his new fridge. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

It may have been a small discovery, but Brett Burdett's eagle eyes may have saved Australia more than $15 billion and protected some of the country's most valuable crops.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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