Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat
Rogers, Sarah, Sonia, Graham, and Wang, Zoe Ju-Han (2026) Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat. The Conversation, 23 June 2026.
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[Extract] It is illegal to use paraquat in at least 74 jurisdictions worldwide, including the European Union, China, Malaysia, Brazil and, most recently, the US state of Vermont.
But today, Australia’s chemical regulator gave this effective but highly toxic herbicide the green light.
After a nearly 30-year review, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) finally decided paraquat can continue to be used on Australian farms.
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