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Hey @D_LittleproudMP, Minister for Agriculture & MP for Maranoa
Mind if I ask you a few questions about pests & weeds?
I've been having a squiz at the $25,341,828 in pest & weed grants the Dept of Agriculture has been handing out for the last couple of yrs
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Mind if I ask you a few questions about pests & weeds?
I've been having a squiz at the $25,341,828 in pest & weed grants the Dept of Agriculture has been handing out for the last couple of yrs
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Now Dave, on the Dept of Agriculture website it says Australia has a 'widespread' problem with pests & weeds, right?
Even has maps to show where the weed & pest problems are.
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Even has maps to show where the weed & pest problems are.
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A search on Grant Connect for: "Communities Combating Pest and Weed Impacts During Drought - Biosecurity Management of Pest & Weed" revealed 96 records
24 were amendments, leaving 72 grants for pest & weed management under a variety of titles worth $25+ mill
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24 were amendments, leaving 72 grants for pest & weed management under a variety of titles worth $25+ mill
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Source:
https://www.grants.gov.au/Search/KeywordSearch?keyword=Communities+Combating+Pest+and+Weed+Impacts+During+Drought+-+Biosecurity+Management+of+Pest+%26+Weed&page=1
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https://www.grants.gov.au/Search/KeywordSearch?keyword=Communities+Combating+Pest+and+Weed+Impacts+During+Drought+-+Biosecurity+Management+of+Pest+%26+Weed&page=1
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Darndest thing @D_LittleproudMP
Your seat of Maranoa got the most money!
Out of $25+million, Maranoa got $9,374,780 would you believe?
Fancy that!
Barnaby Joyce's seat of New England was a distant second on $2,857,435.
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Your seat of Maranoa got the most money!
Out of $25+million, Maranoa got $9,374,780 would you believe?
Fancy that!
Barnaby Joyce's seat of New England was a distant second on $2,857,435.
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You must have a bloody big weed & pest problem in the Maranoa to warrant that much taxpayer cash.
Funny thing is, media is awfully quiet about it, I can't find one article about it. Not one.
Imagine my surprise.
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Funny thing is, media is awfully quiet about it, I can't find one article about it. Not one.
Imagine my surprise.
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The only other thing I can think of......
You wouldn't happen to be pork-barreling your own seat now would you @D_LittleproudMP?
Hmmm?
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You wouldn't happen to be pork-barreling your own seat now would you @D_LittleproudMP?
Hmmm?
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Let's break down the figures a little more
Total $25,341,828 over 72 grants
Represents only 20 out of 151 seats
Liberal $5,807,959
Nationals $16,021,234
ALP $2,260,335.27
Independent $1,002,900
CA $89,400
KAP $160,000
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Total $25,341,828 over 72 grants
Represents only 20 out of 151 seats
Liberal $5,807,959
Nationals $16,021,234
ALP $2,260,335.27
Independent $1,002,900
CA $89,400
KAP $160,000
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So, @D_LittleproudMP
Care to explain how your own Agriculture Dept says the pest & weed problem is 'widespread' yet $21.8 million out of $25.3 million has gone to Coalition seats, $9.3 million to your own seat?
Why doesn't funding correlate to your maps?
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Care to explain how your own Agriculture Dept says the pest & weed problem is 'widespread' yet $21.8 million out of $25.3 million has gone to Coalition seats, $9.3 million to your own seat?
Why doesn't funding correlate to your maps?
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One more thing, I note these grants were 'invitation only' & 'Targeted or Restricted Competitive", why was that?
What was the criteria for 'an invitation'? Who issued the 'invitations'?
You must've sent out a lot invitations in the Maranoa!
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What was the criteria for 'an invitation'? Who issued the 'invitations'?
You must've sent out a lot invitations in the Maranoa!
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While you praise Landcare on ur Dept of Ag website, in reality, you're ripping-off the many hardworking groups around Australia who deserve a share of that taxpayer money + you are failing in your duty to address the actual widespread pest & weed problem
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Let's have this discussion on #auspol @D_LittleproudMP so everyone can hear about the Maranoa's chronic pest & weed problem* or your excuses for this pork-barreling largesse #PestGate #WeedGate
I'll wait, ta
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*Please attach scientific evidence
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I'll wait, ta
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*Please attach scientific evidence
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