Fire ants infest new school in Ripley, between Brisbane and Ipswich in SEQ. Huge urban development, huge infestation. Review say Biosecurity Qld fails to control the movement of fire ant carriers. Time for a Royal Commission.

Peak Crossing, on the edge of Biosecurity Qld's Fire Ant Program operations since 2001, a high risk area since 2012, still heavily infested. A $500m, 19 yr failure. Time for a Royal Commission.

A scathing assessment of the Steering Committee of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program to ensure the best use of public money and an effective program: 2019 Effectiveness Review. Time for a Royal Commission.

A Steering Committee, chaired by Dr Wendy Craik, took over governance responsibilities for the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program in July 2017 to ensure the proper use of public money and an effective eradication program. In the first year of the Ten Year Plan 2017-27, the infestation blew out by nearly 80,000ha, eleven significa...