Mark 'Fire Ant' Furner, the State Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Regional Communities, joined Peter Gleeson on 4BC Drive to respond to new local concerns over the spread and dangers of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program in Queensland.

Mark 'Fire Ant' Furner, the State Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Regional Communities, joined Peter Gleeson on 4BC Drive to respond to new local concerns over the spread and dangers of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program in Queensland.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

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Mark Furner's heated response to concerns Fire ant bait is toxic

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Before dropping into the run of his life, Aussie mogul skier Cooper Woods was lying in the snow trying to find a moment of Zen. 

Hear the Olympic champion describe the "terrifying" moment he realised he was skiing last against the G.O.A.T., and why he ended up standing on the podium in a borrowed pair of UGG boots.

Before dropping into the run of his life, Aussie mogul skier Cooper Woods was lying in the snow trying to find a moment of Zen. 
Hear the Olympic champion describe the "terrifying" moment he realised he was skiing last against the G.O.A.T., and why he ended up standing on the podium in a borrowed pair of UGG boots.

Cooper Woods relives his historic gold medal run with 4BC

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Government tobacco taxes have backfired so spectacularly that 90% of cigarettes are forecast to be sold illegally by the end of the decade. 

Theo Foukarre from the Australian Association of Convenience Stores joined Gary Hardgrave to explain how high prices are fuelling a violent black market while sending local "mum and dad" shops broke.

Government tobacco taxes have backfired so spectacularly that 90% of cigarettes are forecast to be sold illegally by the end of the decade. 
Theo Foukarre from the Australian Association of Convenience Stores joined Gary Hardgrave to explain how high prices are fuelling a violent black market while sending local "mum and dad" shops broke.

Australia’s $67 billion tobacco tax "insanity" is funding organised crime

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/63a1fef3-88e3-4609-8640-b3f40069e099/transcript

Mark Furner's heated response to concerns Fire ant bait is toxic

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