NSW govt no longer accepting potted plants from accredited nurseries inside Biosecurity Qld Fire Ant Zones. No confidence in Fire Ant Fiasco? Time for a Royal Commission.

The NSW government is no longer accepting accredited potted plants from nurseries operating inside Biosecurity Queensland’s Fire Ant Zones. A huge impact on a huge number of nurseries operating in the 384 suburbs and parts of another 127 suburbs in Fire Ant Biosecurity Zones in south-east Queensland. Also, Biosecurity Queensland admits it does...

More lies from GM, Biosecurity Qld Fire Ant Program. NO scientific evidence for an eradication program. NO evidence any ants eradicated. Program just a cash cow for Qld govt. Time for a Royal Commission.

General Manager of Biosecurity Queensland’s National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program, Graeme Dudgeon told ABC News on 10th October 2020, ‘We have eradicated fire ants six times…in what is the largest eradication of any invasive ant species in the world’ and that ‘eradication was the only option for Australia.’ Just more lies....

Biosecurity Queensland under-treats fire ants in Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim in SEQ. Under-spends every year. Dumping the costs and risks of treating fire ants onto the public. Time for a Royal Commission.