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“It took at least two months for the federal government to become aware of the scale of South Australia’s metastasising algal bloom disaster, a Senate inquiry has heard, in a massive communication breakdown that likely delayed the Commonwealth’s funding response. The bloom, which has killed thousands of marine wildlife and devastated the state’s lucrative seafood and coastal tourism industries, was first detected by fishermen and state authorities in March. In April, fishermen in the St Vincent

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