Queensland Farmers' Federation boss's denial of science sparks call to suspend reef grants
by Ben Smee from on (#4V7R6)
Exclusive: Newly elected QFF head promoted tour by controversial scientist Peter Ridd and said reef regulation was based on 'dodgy modelling'
The Queensland Farmers' Federation's newly elected president once called Great Barrier Reef science "unsubstantiated scaremongering", which has prompted calls for the suspension of the organisation's reef foundation grants.
The peak body for Queensland farmers, the QFF manages water quality improvement grants from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation totalling $4.6m - among the most awarded to a single organisation under a controversial $443m federal funding deal.
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