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Vote 1: Stop invasive species in Queensland

23 November, 2017

Along with land clearing, invasive species are the major threat to wildlife in Queensland. Yet biosecurity has been missing from Queensland election headlines.

Bringing nature in from the cold – the case for biosecurity reforms

23 November, 2017

Australia should seize the opportunity to better protect itself from dangerous new invasive species by adopting the recommendations of an independent review of the biosecurity system.

Protect Australia

22 November, 2017

A campaign to fix the country’s leaky environmental borders and keep dangerous new environmental pests and diseases out. Send your message to the Deputy Prime Minister today.

Norfolk Island: Protecting an ocean jewel

22 November, 2017

The release of our report Norfolk Island: Protecting an Ocean Jewel, sets a path for reversing the decline of many threatened species on the island and eradicating harmful invaders.

A white tern flying over Lord Howe Island. Photo: Patrick Kavanagh | Flickr | CC BY 2.0

All systems go for Lord Howe Island rat eradication

5 October, 2017

After exhaustive research, one of Australia’s most cherished island sanctuaries Lord Howe Island is about to hit go on its rat eradication project.

Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston, Texas to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey. Frighteningly, rafts of fire ants were also seen on the rising floodwaters. Photo: Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD | Flickr | CC BY-ND 2.0

Living with fire ants: Houston, we have a problem

4 October, 2017

The terrible destructive force of Hurricane Harvey made headlines not just for its human toll, but also for forcing fire ants out of their nests. Brisbane expat Jennifer Singfield tells us what it’s like living with fire ants.

Water buffalo in the Northern Territory. Photo: Geoff Whalan | Flickr | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

New crops and livestock – you can never be too cautious

3 October, 2017

The introduction of new crops or livestock can go spectacularly wrong. Question is, are those responsible for promoting new crops and livestock in Australia showing enough caution?

One idea to increase funding for environmental biosecurity includes a $5 levy on air containers, $10 on shipping containers. Photo: Dirk Dallas | CC BY-NC 2.0

Time to give the environment equal billing

22 August, 2017

A review of Australia’s biosecurity arrangements has highlighted the need for much greater focus on protecting the natural environment from invasive species.

Feral deer could occupy nearly all of Australia

22 August, 2017

New research has found that almost nowhere in Australia is safe from growing feral deer numbers, with future mapping showing the animals could occupy most of the continent, including the interior.

Tasmanian bumblebee decision defies the evidence

22 August, 2017

A Senate environment committee that endorsed the commercial use of Tasmanian feral bumblebees seemed oblivious to the serious impacts this invasive species can cause.

Fire ant funding approved, but still a hard road ahead

22 August, 2017

A spate of fire ant discoveries in Queensland has set alarm bells ringing, but instead we should treat them as a sign the new eradication program is beginning to hit its straps.

Biosecurity roundtables: the conversation is starting

22 August, 2017

Environmental biosecurity might still be a mouthful for most Australians, but it is gaining traction within government circles, and needs to become a much greater focus when we talk about protecting the nation from future environmental threats.

Fire ant fight 2.0: A battle we must win

26 July, 2017

On Wednesday, 26 July, Australia’s agriculture ministers signed off on a new, $411 million eradication program. Fire ant fight 2.0 is a fight we must win.

A special 'biosecurity zone' for Lord Howe Island would be highly beneficial to prevent invasion from new weeds and pests. Rats and mice are responsible for the extinction of five bird species on the island, but there is still hope for remaining birds like the endemic Lord Howe Island White-eye. Photos: Lord Howe Island, Robert Whyte; Lord Howe Island White-eye, Eric de Leeuw – Flickr CC licence 2.0

Shake-up would put environmental threats on equal footing

17 July, 2017

A five-year review could shake-up Australia’s biosecurity arrangements, finally putting environmental pests and diseases on a par with agricultural and human health threats.

Browsing ants: an environmental time bomb

14 July, 2017

Tick, tick, tick. That’s the sound of invasive browsing ants, an environmental time bomb if they have escaped eradication efforts in Darwin.

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