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Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity officers onto private properties after they reported being threatened with dogs and guns

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NSW bans hay imports from south-east Queensland amid fear of fire ants after Cyclone Alfred

Invasive Species Council says moratorium a ‘knee-jerk reaction’ to inadequacy of national eradication program

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Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat

Australia is looking at vaccinations for bird flu as environment ministers are called to a special meeting to discuss the threat to wildlife.

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Thousands of fire ant nests infest Qld properties

Fire ants are having a field day in Queensland, with reports of thousands of nests on some properties. Questions are now being asked about suppression efforts.

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Fire ants could be spreading on Australian military bases due to ‘massive surveillance failure’, experts say

Exclusive: Invasive Species Council demands audit of all defence sites after red imported fire ants detected at Swartz Barracks outside Queensland containment zone

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Fire ants found again outside Qld containment zone

Two fire ant nests have been found on the Sunshine Coast amid rising fears about a spate of recent outlier detections.

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Scientific body given just $100,000 a year to fight deadly fire ants, Senate inquiry told

The CSIRO says it only received $100,000 in funding a year to combat the highly invasive pests despite pioneering research into their management

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‘When they stick their heads out they get a bullet’: the trials of managing Australia’s feral pigs

Controlling millions of feral pigs is a serious problem. But for some recreational hunters, it’s a family affair

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What are fire ants, and what will happen if these tiny killers take hold across Australia?

The invasive species has been found in NSW after crossing the border from Queensland, and can be deadly and damaging

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‘Keep your cat indoors’: why conservationists are pushing for pet containment in Australia

Around 71% of domestic cats are able to roam – killing an estimated 323m native animals each year. Conservation groups want nationwide measures to protect wildlife

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Invasive species lead driver of biodiversity loss in Australia – and feral cats have biggest impact, report finds

National response urgently needed to prevent further extinction of native flora and fauna, advocates say

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Failure to manage feral horses causing ‘devastating impact’ on Australian alps, Senate inquiry hears

Advocates say state governments, especially NSW, are ‘trashing and trampling’ natural, Indigenous and historic values by failing to cull brumbies

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Australian effort to contain fire ants hampered by funding shortfall, documents show

Invasive Species Council releases material showing contrast between original $133m plan to fully eradicate the ants and $89m ‘revised work plan’

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Fire ants breach Queensland containment zones six times as authorities try to stop march to NSW border

Experts say pest eradication program is underfunded and it is a ‘matter of time’ before ants move beyond Queensland

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Feral animals and weeds a priority for key regional independents ahead of NSW election

The Invasive Species Council warns of an impending biosecurity "disaster" due a lack of frontline staff, drawing the support of regional independents and crossbenchers who may hold the balance of power after the NSW election.

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