The Commonwealth and state governments are investing a billion dollars to eradicate red imported fire ants from Queensland by 2032. The ants have spread throughout the city and into the Gold Coast, posing a threat to Australia's outdoor lifestyle. They have also been found in northern New South Wales.
Around a billion dollars is being spent in an attempt to eradicate the red imported fire ant from Queensland by 2032. The Commonwealth and state governments are doubling down on a half-billion-dollar program that's so far failed to stop the spread of a pest that's a threat to life and Australia 's outdoor lifestyle . The ants have spread throughout the city and into the Gold Coast, where the local council says the ants are a threat to 'one of the best lifestyles globally'.
The ants have also been found in northern New South Wales
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