Biosecurity controls will be beefed up in a bid to protect Australian agriculture from devastating diseases and pests. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday travel to Beef 2021 in Rockhampton to make a $371 million funding announcement one week ahead of the federal budget. “Australia’s biosecurity system protects $42 billion in inbound tourism, $53 billion in agricultural exports and 1.6 million Australian jobs across the supply chain,” Morrison said. “This investment is about building a protective ring around Australia to safeguard our industry as well as the rural and regional communities that depend on it. There will never be zero risk but we are committed to reducing the risk where possible.” The package will include $34.6 million for research and improved field tools to better understand how pests and diseases could enter the country, as well as $96.8 million for the offshore treatment provider assurance program. A trial of …