The Great Poisoning with Trevor Hold
Title: The Great Poisoning
Subtitle: Fire Ants, Pesticides and the Battle for Property Rights
Guest: Trevor Hold
Recorded: September 2025
What happens when the government decides that your land is no longer entirely yours?
Across south-east Queensland, the National Fire Ant Eradication Program is waging an enormous campaign against one of Australia's most destructive invasive species. Fire ants pose serious threats to agriculture, biodiversity, the economy and human health. But in the name of eradication, the Queensland government has also created a system allowing authorities to enter…
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