Invasive species in Australia: Fact sheets, submissions and reports

1080: A Weighty Ethical Issue

3 August, 2020

A report into the ethical considerations of using 1080 to control feral animals has found the conservation benefits necessitate its use until an alternative is available.

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Australia’s system for abating major threats to biodiversity. Submission to the EPBC Act review

20 April, 2020

Submitted: April 2020
Australia’s system for abating major threats to biodiversity: A Priority for reform of the EPBC Act. A joint submission by the Invasive Species Council and Bush Heritage Australia.

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Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia – potential COVID-19 economic stimulus measures in conservation and land management

15 April, 2020

A letter to the Prime Minister of Australia endorsed by 80 landcare, farming and conservation groups that provides a bridge to recovery jobs package to help with the recovery once it starts.

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Letter: NSW government re spread of invasive species due to Snowy 2.0 proposal

6 April, 2020

Submitted: April 2020
Letter to NSW planning and environment ministers opposing the movement of water from Talbingo Reservoir to Tantangara Reservoir as part of the Snowy 2.0 proposal due to potential impacts from the spread of invasive species.

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Invasive Insects: Risks and Pathways Project Report

28 March, 2020

April 2020 An investigation into which insects overseas represent the greatest risks for Australia and how they could arrive here.

Submission to the interim national priority list of exotic environmental pests and diseases

24 October, 2019

Submitted: October 2019
The Invasive Species Council supports the development of an interim national priority list of exotic environmental pests and diseases as the first step in developing a more comprehensive list of environmental biosecurity risks for Australia.

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Submission to the draft National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement – NEBRA

19 July, 2019

This submission responds to a request for views on the draft National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) released by Australian national, state and territory governments in May 2019.

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Risks and Pathways Project: Preliminary results and biosecurity implications

17 June, 2019

June 2019 Our Risks and Pathways Project set out to identify insect species from other countries that, if they ever reach Australia, have the potential to cause great harm to our natural environment.

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Submission to the Biosecurity Levy Steering Committee discussion paper

24 April, 2019

Submitted: April 2019
A submission that responds to questions raised in the discussion paper and argues that the biosecurity levy charged on shipping imports proposed in the 2018 federal budget should proceed.

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Protect Australia from Deadly Invasive Species

16 January, 2019

December 2018 Strengthening environmental biosecurity – stopping new species arriving and establishing and limiting the harm caused by the worst invasive species – must be a priority of the highest order to save Australian species.

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