# Why is Australia still using a herbicide linked to Parkinson's?

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Podcast: [ABC News Top Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594)
Published: 2026-06-23T05:59:22+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/naus_paraquatdecisiondbod_2306/106833342
Audio file: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lq/Z/bs.mp3
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## Resource

Farmers across Australia will be allowed to keep using a popular weed killer called paraquat which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease, in a long awaited decision by the top chemical watchdog.

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