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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Calla Wahlquist

NSW bans hay imports from south-east Queensland amid fear of fire ants after Cyclone Alfred

Fire ant
A NSW ban on importing hay from parts of Queensland is a Band-Aid precaution against fire ants, the Invasive Species Council says. Photograph: National Fire Ant Eradication Program

New South Wales has temporarily banned the import of hay from parts of south-east Queensland as a precaution against invasive fire ants, which are on the move in large numbers thanks to flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

But the Invasive Species Council said the move is a Band-Aid response and accused the Queensland, NSW and federal governments of dropping the ball in suppressing fire ant numbers within infested areas.

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