Media release

Hive mind in Melbourne to war game Australia’s next creepy crawler invader

Global leaders in insect invasion biology are in Melbourne this week to war game Australia’s next alien insect invaders.

Liberals’ deer hunting policy no solution to World Heritage threat

Plans by a re-elected Tasmanian Liberal government to allow recreational deer hunting in world heritage national parks will have little effect on slowing the spread of feral deer.

Passion for animal eco-warriors earns Tassie author national gong

Tassie author Nic Gill has been awarded one of our Froggatt Awards for her extraordinary book Animal Eco-Warriors.

Landmark report lights way for stronger environmental borders

A ground-breaking review of Australia’s national biosecurity system has earned its authors one of this year’s Froggatt Awards.

Australia’s dirty dozen named and shamed

Our ‘dirty dozen’ is a list of some of the most dangerous overseas plants and animals to have evaded Australia’s environmental border controls.

Cargo levy would protect Australia from overseas invaders

A small levy on sea and air cargo could be used to develop a biosecurity fighting fund that puts a halt to the growing list of dangerous pests and diseases slipping into Australia.

Ferals, weeds and other pests in Queensland election spotlight

The Queensland invasive species scorecard released today shows that the Greens, then Labor have the strongest commitment to protecting the sunshine state from ferals, weeds and pests.

Australia must rescue Norfolk Island wildlife from dangerous invaders

The Australian Government must ramp up safeguards to protect Norfolk Island’s threatened wildlife from invasive species, a report released today by the Invasive Species Council and Island Conservation warns.

Melbourne’s wild deer chase puts Victorian government on notice

Video footage of a panicked, wild deer out of control on a Melbourne road is a clear sign the Victorian government urgently needs to tackle exploding numbers of the feral animals.

Australia put on a war footing against deadly fire ants

Australia has been put on a war footing against fire ants after every state, territory and the federal government signed off on a 10-year, $411.4 million battle plan.

NSW squibs on pest reform and protects deer for hunters

The NSW government has caved into the hunting lobby in its pest announcement today that fails to address the growing impacts of feral deer on farmers and the environment.

Unlikely allies call for fire ant eradication in federal budget

Farmers, local government and environment groups are calling on every state, territory and the federal government to fully fund eradication of deadly red fire ants in this year’s budgets.

NSW deer population range explodes by 60%

Farmers and landowners arrived in Sydney with an urgent message for the state government – the deer population in New South Wales is exploding and affecting more of the state than ever before.

US fire ant expert urges Australia to act

US fire ant expert Dr Robert Puckett arrives in Australia today as part of a national tour of Australia to warn the country that it needs to act immediately to get rid of the super pest.

WA’s long-running silence on national fire ant threat must end

Labor and the Coalition must end their silence on one of the most important long-term issues facing Western Australian voters – eradicating fire ants from Australia.

Keeping nature safe from dangerous new invaders

Invasive Species Council