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The giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is the dominant prawn species farmed in Asia and Australia. Photo: CSIRO Marine Research

Spot the difference: white spot disease vs the environment

31 March, 2017

Contrast the government’s response to white spot in Logan River prawns to the indifference from authorities when a new environmental invader arrives.

Who’s funding fire ant eradication?

19 March, 2017

Who will be paying for the enhanced $38 million per year ten-year program needed to eradicate red fire ants from Australia? Learn which states pay what and why it matters.

Fire Ants Down Under – our national emergency tour is on

16 February, 2017

We’ve just received confirmation that US fire ant expert Dr Robert Puckett will join our Fire Ants Down Under tour next month, visiting five capital Australian cities in just one week.

Fire ants in Australia, we ain't seen nothing yet

16 January, 2017

For 15 years we’ve been battling fire ant infestations in Queensland and we’re losing the fight. Unless federal, state and territory governments back eradication to the hilt all our efforts will have been wasted.

Fire ants in Australia, we ain’t seen nothing yet

16 January, 2017

Independent review pushes stronger environmental biosecurity

16 January, 2017

Environmental invaders continue to slip into Australia, raising threat levels for our native plants and animals, but are governments finally waking up to the need for tougher environmental biosecurity?

Yellow crazy ant biological control arrives on Christmas Island

9 January, 2017

After more than seven years of research, community consultation and biosecurity checks, a micro-wasp from Malaysia has been imported to Christmas Island to control yellow crazy ants in the national park.

Electric ants, on the cusp of eradication

9 January, 2017

Biosecurity Queensland is on the cusp of eradicating electric ants, the only thing holding it back from full eradication is a final push that needs federal and state funding.

Wilderness adventurers clean out Tasmania’s sea spurge threat

29 December, 2016

They call themselves Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams – SPRATS for short – and since 2007 they’ve been at the cutting-edge of ‘adventure conservation’.

Smooth newt. Photo: John Beniston (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Smooth newts threaten dangerous new order in Melbourne's suburbs

20 December, 2016

A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.

Smooth newts threaten dangerous new order in Melbourne’s suburbs

20 December, 2016

A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.

Fire ants: the silent invasion

9 December, 2016

There is a silent invasion taking place in Australia that could fundamentally alter our way of life.

Fire ant forums: Find out why it's crunch time for Australia’s fire ant eradication battle

29 November, 2016

What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.

Fire ant forums: Find out why it’s crunch time for Australia’s fire ant eradication battle

29 November, 2016

What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.

Keeping Australia's unique native ecosystems safe from new environmental invaders like the smooth newt was is key to our work.

First environmental biosecurity forum creates hope

21 November, 2016

The creation of a new national body geared towards preparing Australia for future environmental invasions is just one idea thrown up at the first ever environmental biosecurity forum.

Spot the difference: white spot disease vs the environment

31 March, 2017

Contrast the government’s response to white spot in Logan River prawns to the indifference from authorities when a new environmental invader arrives.

Who’s funding fire ant eradication?

19 March, 2017

Who will be paying for the enhanced $38 million per year ten-year program needed to eradicate red fire ants from Australia? Learn which states pay what and why it matters.

Fire Ants Down Under – our national emergency tour is on

16 February, 2017

We’ve just received confirmation that US fire ant expert Dr Robert Puckett will join our Fire Ants Down Under tour next month, visiting five capital Australian cities in just one week.

Fire ants in Australia, we ain't seen nothing yet

16 January, 2017

Fire ants in Australia, we ain’t seen nothing yet

16 January, 2017

Independent review pushes stronger environmental biosecurity

16 January, 2017

Yellow crazy ant biological control arrives on Christmas Island

9 January, 2017

Electric ants, on the cusp of eradication

9 January, 2017

Biosecurity Queensland is on the cusp of eradicating electric ants, the only thing holding it back from full eradication is a final push that needs federal and state funding.

Wilderness adventurers clean out Tasmania’s sea spurge threat

29 December, 2016

They call themselves Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams – SPRATS for short – and since 2007 they’ve been at the cutting-edge of ‘adventure conservation’.

Smooth newts threaten dangerous new order in Melbourne's suburbs

20 December, 2016

A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.

Smooth newts threaten dangerous new order in Melbourne’s suburbs

20 December, 2016

A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.

Fire ants: the silent invasion

9 December, 2016

There is a silent invasion taking place in Australia that could fundamentally alter our way of life.

Fire ant forums: Find out why it's crunch time for Australia’s fire ant eradication battle

29 November, 2016

What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.

Fire ant forums: Find out why it’s crunch time for Australia’s fire ant eradication battle

29 November, 2016

What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.

First environmental biosecurity forum creates hope

21 November, 2016

The creation of a new national body geared towards preparing Australia for future environmental invasions is just one idea thrown up at the first ever environmental biosecurity forum.

Stand up for Kosciuszko National Park

John Sampson 30 May, 2018

If allowed to stand the decision to ‘protect’ feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park will inflict increasing damage on this fragile landscape.

Discussion paper: Australia’s failure to abate threats to biodiversity

John Sampson 28 May, 2018

Australia’s system for identifying and then acting on key threats to our natural environment is failing. We assess its performance, propose broad changes and invite your ideas on how to fix it.

Where has all our wildlife gone?

John Sampson 27 May, 2018

We’ve joined Townsville City Council in the battle against yellow crazy ants in Queensland’s far north. Our new community coordinator Yvette Williams talks about what’s at risk.

'Brumbies Bill' an attack on all we hold dear

John Sampson 25 May, 2018

The NSW Government decision to protect feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park at the expense of some of our most vulnerable native plants and animals flies in the face of science and common sense.

‘Brumbies Bill’ an attack on all we hold dear

John Sampson 25 May, 2018

The NSW Government decision to protect feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park at the expense of some of our most vulnerable native plants and animals flies in the face of science and common sense.

A waiting game: will new federal biosecurity funds aid the environment?

Andrew Cox 24 May, 2018

A new container levy announced in the federal government could change the face of environmental biosecurity in Australia, writes Carol Booth.

Compassionate conservation or misplaced compassion?

John Sampson 23 May, 2018

Would a compassionate society let Australia’s feral rabbits roam free rather than trying to control their numbers through killing? Adjunct professor Peter Fleming takes a look at the ethics of killing for conservation.

Invasive species and Australia's state of the environment

Graeme Hamilton 5 April, 2018

The most recent state of Australia’s environment report was tabled in Federal Parliament last year to limited fanfare. For invasive species it paints a grim future.

Invasive species and Australia’s state of the environment

Graeme Hamilton 5 April, 2018

The most recent state of Australia’s environment report was tabled in Federal Parliament last year to limited fanfare. For invasive species it paints a grim future.

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