Darwin accountant trades tax for cane toad taxidermy

ABC News (Australia)·October 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM

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There are 531 dead cane toads in Darwin resident Mithram Selvaratnam's freezer. The accountant who traded numbers for taxidermy will have some of them wearing Santa hats by Christmas.

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