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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dr Craik, Chair Biosecurity Qld's $411m Ten Year Fire Ant Eradication Plan (2017-27) responsible for Lockyer Valley being under-treated, the program running one year late, a budget blow-out of $36m, the infestation 21% worse and no evidence fire ants have been eradicated. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Biosecurity Queensland under-treats fire ants in Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley and Ipswich, in SEQ. No post treatment surveillance. Says fire ants 'all but eradicated.' Dumps surveillance onto landowners. More lies to cover-up the incompetence. Time for a Royal Commission.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fire ant program GM says 15x bigger infestation a 'small spread' as fire ants move into Witheren at the back of the Gold Coast. Time for a Royal Commission.
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Fire ants spreading like wildfire because Biosecurity Queensland has never stopped them. Told to in 2001. Never did. Time for a Royal Commission.