Now that Josh Frydenberg is Australia’s new environment minister, what can we expect when it comes to dangerous weeds, pests and feral animals?
Archive | 2016
Vote 1: Stop invasive species
Here’s news about the policies you won’t find on any party website. The results from our invasive species pre-election survey are now in.
Election 2016, when it comes to invasive species the silence is almost deafening
Are the major parties up to confronting the environmental threats posed by invasive species?
Koster’s curse, letting loose the next lantana
They’ve just decided to let loose the next lantana and nobody thought to ask us if maybe that was a bad idea.
Fire ant fact finding mission
When US hire car assistant Nicole heard that Australia has a chance to eradicate fire ants before they get out of control she had just one message for us.
Restocking Kosciuszko: Regression of a national heritage icon
Kosciuszko National Park is being restocked by a farm animal – the horse – and it is happening by default. There is no plan and no sense of urgency to stem this restocking.
Video: shocking personal account of yellow crazy ants
Frank Teodo had the misfortune of being one of the first people in the Queensland wet tropics to experience a yellow crazy ants super colony.
Biosecurity and pest news from across the country – April 2016
A wrap-up of biosecurity and invasive species management news from across Australia – April 2016
Time to declare feral deer a pest in NSW
Feral deer are out of control in NSW, and have been declared the state’s ‘most important emerging pest animal threat’.
Invasive species in Australia – 2016 election priorities
We have identified seven key areas for reform as part of our 2016 national priorities.
Help save our island wildlife
We’ve joined Island Conservation in fighting to protect wildlife and restore ecosystems on Australian islands by removing invasive species.
Blistering barnacles – biofouling new focus for marine biosecurity
The Australian government has just agreed to a tougher response and national regulations to prevent new marine pests coming into our waters.
NSW told to keep an eye on the future
We’ve argued for a greater focus on the eradication of new and emerging invasive species in the current NSW pest animal management review.
Rollout of biosecurity laws: can they deliver?
New federal and state laws rolling out across the country could limit risks to the environment posed by the trade of weedy plants, pet birds and aquarium fish or the spread of game animals, but only if new approaches are adopted.
Awards recognise champion efforts against invasive species
Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce was only one of a very impressive list of winners recognised for making a major contribution to protecting Australia from dangerous new invasive species.
