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Vanuatu communities lead fight against invasive species
Communities across Vanuatu are using local knowledge and conservation programs t...
Joseph Guenzler 11 Sep 2026
Fiji tests biocontrol agents to tackle invasive African tulip
Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways is testing two biological control a...
Joseph Guenzler 28 Aug 2026
'Now we have a dollar figure' - First Nations groups urge action on buffel grass as new report reveals scale of threat
A new Northern Territory report has found buffel grass poses a threat of economi...
Jarred Cross 28 Aug 2026
Budget misses opportunity to strengthen Indigenous-led biosecurity across northern Australia
The Federal Budget has delivered renewed investment in native species protection...
Nicole Brown 8 Jun 2026
Traditional Owner delegation to Canberra urges federal action on 'silent creeping killer' of Country
Official, national weed recognition will aid efforts to stop the "killing" of Co...
Jarred Cross 12 Mar 2026
'This is about what happens to Country when the balance is broken' - Traditional Owners call for action on buffel grass

Traditional Owners are coming together in Canberra on Thursday to call for urgent action from the federal government on a Country and community safety-threatening 'weed' - buffel grass.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Mar 11, 2026
Stronger Country, Stronger Communities: Indigenous Rangers receive $2 million boost to combat invasive species

Across northern Australia, Indigenous ranger groups are on the front line of one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time: the rapid spread of invasive species.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 8, 2025
Aboriginal Assistant Commissioner for Healthy Country appointed in New South Wales

New South Wales has appointed its first Aboriginal representative to strengthen Indigenous knowledge and perspectives within advice provided to Government on caring for Country.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 27, 2025
New NSW role should set precedent for First Nations-led land management, experts say

The Invasive Species Council has welcomed the NSW government's move to establish an Aboriginal Healthy Country Assistant Commissioner within the Natural Resources Commission, with recruitment now unde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 17, 2025
Calls for new First Nations Commissioner to care for Country amid NSW invasive species concerns

Recommendations for an appointed First Nations Land and Sea Country Commissioner within a review of New South Wales' invasive species management have been welcomed by First Peoples seeing enviromental...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 25, 2024
Invasive species a dire problem for country, culture

Australia must come to terms with its own history in order to tackle the impact of invasive species on country, an Indigenous environmental advocate says.

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Keira Jenkins Jun 2, 2024
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