Tree of Knowledge (Australia)
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- For other uses of the term, see Tree of Knowledge.
The Tree of Knowledge is a tree in Barcaldine, Queensland, in Australia that is regarded as the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
It was a 200-year-old ghost gum tree. It is said that in 1891 a group of protesting sheep shearers founded the Australian Labour Party under the tree.
In an act of vandalism, the tree was poisoned with Glyphosate (a main ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp) in 2006. An arborist (a "tree doctor") declared the tree dead on 3 October 2006. The ALP offered a reward of AUD $10,000 for any information that will help identify the those responsible.
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Wikinews has news related to:
- TimesOnline.co.uk - An article on the death of the tree.
- National Heritage Values for Tree of Knowledge - Department of the Environment and Heritage.
