State government accused of cutting fruit fly control funding

Andrew Miller
June 2 2021 - 5:00pm
FUNDING CUT: Opposition Agriculture spokesman Peter Walsh says the government will cut funding for fruit fly detection and control, in the state budget.
FUNDING CUT: Opposition Agriculture spokesman Peter Walsh says the government will cut funding for fruit fly detection and control, in the state budget.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation says the $6.4 million for Queensland Fruit Fly detection and prevention is a downpayment on eradicating the pest altogether.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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