In April 2010 a new pathogen that could fundamentally alter Australia’s ecology was detected in NSW. Australia was caught off-guard in responding to this new incursion.

People, wildlife, agriculture, infrastructure – no aspect of our lives is safe from the destructive power of invasive ants now found in Australia.

Most plants being promoted as in Australia as biofuels are serious weeds that should not be grown.

The Biosecurity Bill marks the final stage in a major overhaul of the way Australia protects its borders from invasive species.

Feral horse numbers are expanding across the Australian Alps and other parts of the country, causing immense ecological damage.

Agriculture and the natural environment have stark differences that warrant distinctive approaches to biosecurity.

Funding recreational hunting as a primary method of control is a waste of taxpayers’ money. At best, hunters can supplement more effective methods of feral animal control.