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25.01.2022 425 fire ant nests infest new housing estate in Park Ridge, Logan, because of Biosecurity Queensland's incompetence. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//425-fire-ant-nests-infest-new-hou/
24.01.2022 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 https://swepson.com.au//a-scathing-assessment-of-the-stee/
21.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld 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 incompetence. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-under-trea/
21.01.2022 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. https://swepson.com.au//fire-ant-program-gm-says-15x-bigg/
20.01.2022 Biosecurity Queensland's fire ant program an 'unmitigated disaster.' Pam Swepson interview with Mark Braybrook 4BC radio Brisbane 13 August 2019. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queenslands-fire-ant-/
19.01.2022 300 fire ant nests threaten the safety of students at Yarrabilba State College because Biosecurity Qld does not control the movement of fire ant carriers like soil and mulch. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//300-fire-ant-nests-threaten-the-s/
18.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld fails to stop fire ant infested hay moving hundreds of kilometres outside Fire Ant Biosecurity Zones. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-fails-to-s/
18.01.2022 2016 Magee review said eradicating fire ants from SEQ feasible with new helicopter surveillance. There is no heli-surveillance. Magee got plumb job. Qld public got more fire ants. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//2016-magee-review-said-eradicatin/
17.01.2022 Fire ants infesting Ipswich Knights football fields at Bundamba. The new normal thanks to Biosecurity Queensland's incompetence. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//fire-ants-infesting-ipswich-knigh/
15.01.2022 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. https://swepson.com.au//peak-crossing-on-the-edge-of-bios/
15.01.2022 Dr Wendy Craik, Chair of the National Fire Ant Program, told the Brisbane Times the program had eradicated 5 incursions of fire ants, knowing the program has never collected reliable data to support any claims of success. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//dr-wendy-craik-chair-of-the-natio/
15.01.2022 Risk committee says lack of data an EXTREME risk to Biosecurity Qld's Fire Ant Program. Poor operations a HIGH risk. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//risk-committee-says-lack-of-data-/
14.01.2022 Fire ants out of control. Biosecurity Qld dumps costs and responsibilities for finding, killing and containing them onto the public. Keeps $42m annual budget. Time for a Royal Commission.https://swepson.com.au//fire-ants-out-of-control-biosecur/
14.01.2022 Dr Craik, Chair of 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 $36, the infestation being 21% worse and no evidence fire ants have been eradicated. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//dr-craik-chair-biosecurity-qlds-4/
14.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld under-treats fire ants in the 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. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-under-trea/
13.01.2022 Fresh fire ant nests found in Underwood Park, Logan, SE Qld after $9m upgrade of sports and play grounds. Truckloads of infested soil likely cause. Close to Biosecurity Qld Fire Ant Program HQ. No truck inspections. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//fresh-fire-ant-nests-found-in-und/
13.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld's top-heavy Fire Ant Program management team has little, if anything, to show for 40% of the program's budget. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queenslands-top-heavy/
13.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld dumps the costs of finding, killing and containing fire ants onto the public, but keeps $42.5m annual national funding. Why? Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-dumps-the-/
12.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld dumps the costs and risks of treating fire ant nests onto the public. Program scientist says don't treat now in wet weather as ants fly and float out of nests. Do they know what they are doing? Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-dumps-the-/
12.01.2022 Spikes in fire ant infestations in Logan city and the Scenic Rim in SEQ because Biosecurity Queensland chronically under-treats them: even with $411m. Time for a Royal Commission.https://swepson.com.au//spikes-in-fire-ant-infestations-i/
11.01.2022 Residents on the Gold Coast, concerned about the management of the Fire Ant Program as fire ants continue to spread, are petitioning the Queensland Parliament to ensure the program deals with the 'clear and present danger' of fire ants. https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au//petit/petition-details
11.01.2022 Dr Craik, Chair Fire Ant Program Steering Committee, responsible for $42m annual budget, tells the public to treat nests at own expense. Who is she working for? The Qld public or Qld govt? https://swepson.com.au//dr-craik-chair-fire-ant-program-s/
11.01.2022 Biosecurity Queensland denies public access to fire ant program meeting in Somerset region in SEQ as the infestation spread. Only businesses invited. Why? https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-denies-pub/
10.01.2022 Fire ants spreading like wildfire because Biosecurity Queensland has never stopped them. Told to in 2001. Never did. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//fire-ants-spreading-like-wildfire/
10.01.2022 Biosecurity Queensland relies on the public to report fire ant nests. With a backlog of 13,000 reports, BQ now blocking public reports. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-relies-on-/
10.01.2022 Failed! Biosecurity Queenslands $411.4m 10 Year Fire Ant Eradication Plan (2017-27) says 95% of Lockyer Valley to be fire ant free in 2025, but ants keep spreading. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//failed-biosecurity-queenslands-41/
08.01.2022 16 years too late Biosecurity Qld is treating the fire ant infestation in south-east Qld by helicopter. Farmers seeing fewer nests, but results likely to be temporary. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//16-years-too-late-biosecurity-que/
07.01.2022 People stung by out-of-control fire ant infestations on Tamborine Mountain and Mount Nathan on the Gold Coast hinterland. Both inside Biosecurity Qld's Fire Ant Program operational area. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//people-stung-by-out-of-control-fi/
07.01.2022 Are $multi-million properties in Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast infested with fire ants? Soil seen going to same areas staff are treating. Not on Biosecurity Qld's fire ant map. Is on Interstate Fire Ant Quarantine map. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//are-multi-million-properties-in-s/
06.01.2022 NSW govt no longer accepting potted plants from accredited nurseries inside Biosecurity Qld's Fire Ant Zones. No confidence in the Fire Ant Fiasco? Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//nsw-govt-no-longer-accepting-pott/
06.01.2022 Fresh fire ant nests threaten Springwood communities between Brisbane and Gold Coast. Inside Biosecurity Qld's operations since 2001. Close to program HQ. infested for years. Treated for years. Utter failure. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//fresh-fire-ant-nests-threaten-spr/
05.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld's publicly funded Fire Ant Program is training local pest controller to treat fire ant nests at the public's expense. Why does the program exist? Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queenslands-publicly-/
05.01.2022 With a backlog of thousands of untreated fire ant nests Biosecurity Qld is throwing an expensive cocktail of chemicals at them to improve the statistics rather than kill fire ants. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//with-a-backlog-of-thousands-of-un/
04.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld Fire Ant Program Science Manager admits what he has known since 2001: not possible to eradicate fire ants from SEQ: a lot to answer for. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-qld-fire-ant-program-/
04.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld manager says fire ant program 'world class.' Facts: infestation 12 times worse, waste of public money. Pam Swepson interview with Steve Austin ABC radio Brisbane 5th August 2019 https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-qld-manager-says-fire/
02.01.2022 Biosecurity Qld repeats the same lies about the fire ant program. $411m 10 year plan a failure. Fire ants out of control. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//biosecurity-queensland-repeats-sa/
02.01.2022 Hundreds of fire ant nests infesting new housing estates in Ripley, Ipswich. Biosecurity Queensland dumped its responsibility to control fire ant spread onto the public. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//hundreds-of-fire-ant-nests-infest/
02.01.2022 More lies from GM Biosecurity Qld's 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 swepson.com.au//more-lies-from-gm-biosecurity-qld-fire-an/
02.01.2022 2015 review said Biosecurity Qld cannot meet current and future threats. Minister Furner blames funding uncertainty - review says poor mgt. Furner says pests eradicated - review says do data. Furner says review recommendations implemented - no evidence. https://swepson.com.au//2015-review-said-biosecurity-qld-/
01.01.2022 Qld Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Mark Furner, tells the public and the Parliament the Fire Ant Program is 'world class' but blocks public access to program reports. He knows the program is a disaster and must be held to account. https://swepson.com.au//queensland-minister-for-agricultu/
01.01.2022 Fire ants infest new school in Ripley, between Brisbane and Ipswich in SEQ. Huge urban development, huge infestation. Review says Biosecurity Queensland fails to control the movement of fire ant carriers. Time for a Royal Commission. https://swepson.com.au//fire-ants-infest-new-school-in-ri/
