New art exhibition to shine spotlight on invasive weed driving out native species | ABC NEWS

A wet winter across parts of central Australia has seen the invasive weed buffel grass blanket the region.

In response to concerns about its spread, a group of Indigenous artists are pulping the weed and turning it into art.

An exhibition of their work comes as the National Biosecurity Council weighs whether to declare buffel grass a weed of national significance. Emma Masters filed this report for ABC News Northern Territory.

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