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Fire ants and Biosecurity Queensland's Fire Ant Program here FOREVER. 20 years too late to contain and suppress. Eradication fail. Jobs for managers, money for Treasury, pain for the public. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Flood waters pouring through SE Queensland spread flood-adapted fire ants. Time for a Royal Commission to hold Biosecurity Queensland to account for a 21 year, $700m disaster.
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Fire ant program spokesperson tell MyNewsFeedLogan 'the program of suppression had worked to an extent.' Fire ant program expert Pam Swepson says 'chase after the last ant to kill it comes at the expense of tight containment.'
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National Fire Ant Program Chair Dr Wendy Craik tells ABC Radio Brisbane she does not know how big the infestation is, but says there is a chance to eradicate it, but with more money. A $1b Fire Ant Fiasco. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Biosecurity Queensland's $BILLION 26 year Fire Ant Eradication Program. Fire ants spreading out of control, re-infesting treated areas. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Biosecurity Queensland's Fire Ant Program limps along for another 6 months with an EXTRA $33.3m to re-do 2017 job. C'wealth throws good public money after bad. Time for a Royal Commission.
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The end of Biosecurity Queensland's Fire Ant Program? No surveillance or containment plans for 2021-22, only vague treatment plan. Tells the public to find, treat and stop their spread. 20 year $650m fiasco. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Will Biosecurity Queensland's Fire Ant Program still exist in January 2022? 20-year fiasco. Fire ants out of control. Budget out of control. Chief Biosecurity Officer says no extra money, no program. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Biosecurity Queensland's Fire Ant Program Exit Strategies - Community Treatment then Self Treatment. Dangerous and will make things worse. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Biosecurity Queensland's Fire Ant Program blows budget. $400m between 2001 - 2016. Most of another $400m in 4 years. Infestation blows out from 40,000ha to >650,000ha. Program wants more money, but hiding latest audit report. Time for a Royal Commission.