State accounting of $5m prickly acacia spend derided as double talk

Sally Gall
Updated October 22 2019 - 3:36am, first published 2:30am
From the air fresh prickly acacia plants can be seen thriving amid treated infestations. Photo supplied.
From the air fresh prickly acacia plants can be seen thriving amid treated infestations. Photo supplied.

Confirmation by the Queensland government that it has reneged on its March 29 commitment to spend $5 million on combating the emerging prickly acacia forest in Queensland's north west supposedly because of the federal government's wording of the agreement has been ridiculed as political double talk.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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