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Urgent urchin action a win-win for jobs and environment

Urgent urchin action a win-win for jobs and environment

A Senate report into long-spined sea urchins has found immediate action could be a "rare simultaneous win" for the environment and the economy.

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

The Senate will investigate Australia's efforts to squash invasive fire ants, amid claims a national eradication program hasn't been given the cash it needs.

Feral deer fatten up on rare, threatened alpine plants

Feral deer fatten up on rare, threatened alpine plants

Feral deer fatten up on rare, threatened alpine plants

Feral deer fatten up on rare, threatened alpine plants

Feral deer are eating rare and threatened native plants in Victoria's heritage-listed Alpine National Park prompting calls for action.

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Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on

Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on

Yellow crazy ants have been eradicated from two large sites south of Cairns after years of intense effort, but many more battlegrounds remain.

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

There are fears fire ants could invade World Heritage-listed K'gari after 130 nests were found on another large sand island off Brisbane.

Rural charity gives 'distressed' beekeepers mite relief

Rural charity gives 'distressed' beekeepers mite relief

A rural charity will come to the aid of beekeepers affected by the deadly varroa mite with the offer of financial and emotional support.

Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Most of Australia could be invaded by feral deer without coordinated efforts to control and cull them, the first national plan of attack warns.

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Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Landholders will play a key role in a national plan to control numbers of feral deer, but critics say a more consistent approach is needed.

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Government documents indicate a shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars in fire ant funding and could mean the super pest keeps spreading, critics say.

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Fire ant spread will be worse than rabbits, cane toads, foxes and feral cats combined, the Invasive Species Council says as biosecurity controls are triggered.

Infestation threat as fire ant nest found near border

Infestation threat as fire ant nest found near border

Infestation threat as fire ant nest found near border

Infestation threat as fire ant nest found near border

The discovery of a new fire ant nest within kilometres of the NSW border has renewed calls for fast-tracked funding to eliminate the dangerous pest.

Half a billion more dollars needed to fight fire ants

Half a billion more dollars needed to fight fire ants

Half a billion more dollars needed to fight fire ants

Half a billion more dollars needed to fight fire ants

An audit report of efforts to eradicate highly invasive fire ants has revealed an extra half a billion dollars will be required to complete the task.

Auditor tells Qld to get its biosecurity act together

Auditor tells Qld to get its biosecurity act together

Auditor tells Qld to get its biosecurity act together

Auditor tells Qld to get its biosecurity act together

Queensland needs to improve its biosecurity system and priorities, says a report which identifies delays in responding to widespread fire ant infestation.

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Two new deer control plans have been launched in Victoria as part of a wider push to protect native flora and fauna.

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