My only question is: why am I paying for it?
...controversy builds in Barcaldine, in central Queensland, over the size and shape of the state-backed memorial to the Tree of Knowledge.
Locals have nicknamed the $8 million, 18m structure "Barky's box" and "the gallows" as they grapple with the size and meaning of the monument.
Striking shearers met under the original ghost gum tree in 1891 in a gathering that eventually led to the formation of the Australian Labor Party, but the tree was poisoned in 2006.
State taxpayers contributed more than $2.5 million to the memorial in Q150 grants and roadworks costs, with funding also provided by the Federal Government and Barcaldine Regional Council ratepayers.
Could be worse... I could be a Barcaldine Regional Council ratepayer
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