Agriculture Ministers on the March Against Fire Ants

Fire ants are seen in a nest on a cane farm in Norwell, on the Gold Coast, June 15, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle

The insidious fire ants sweeping the nation and power poles towering above farming land have dominated a meeting of agriculture ministers.

Carp herpes was also on the agenda at a meeting of state and federal ministers on Oct. 6.