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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

RARE PHOTOS: Fatal flaws grim warnings about fire ant program | Rare Historical Photos

Australia is far away from getting rid of invasive fire ants, critics of eradication programs say. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Cameron Moore knows what it's like to live with fire ants but reckons most Australians have no clue what they stand to lose if eradication efforts fail.

The Queenslander has only been stung once but it took two weeks to recover from the welts, pustules and painful, swollen feet.

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