Invasive species
Alternative labels
Pests
Introduced species
Report
Red imported fire ants and Australian households
Current funding by federal, state and territory governments is far below what is required to eradicate fire ants in Australia, putting Australians and their pets at risk. This report finds that if allowed to spread across Australia, red imported fire ants could cost Australian households $1.08 billion in medical, veterinary and management costs every year.
Report
Red imported fire ants in Australia
This report recommends reviewing funding arrangements and allocations to ensure that the funding is adequate to eradicate red imported fire ants and investigate other models that would improve delivery and transparency in any eradication program.
Discussion paper
Red imported fire ants – the benefits of avoiding a national disaster
This paper provides some basic background on Australia’s Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) problem and current policies designed to address it before critiquing the most recent economic study on RIFA eradication and showing how small changes to its methodology result in cost benefit ratios that strongly support RIFA eradication.
Report
Win-win under our oceans: climate-related marine invasive species
This inquiry was established to consider the range spread of the native long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii)—commonly called 'Centro'—which is an endemic species to New South Wales (NSW) waters.
Report
Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
This report finds that alongside dramatic changes to biodiversity and ecosystems, the global economic cost of invasive alien species exceeded $423 billion annually in 2019, with costs having at least quadrupled every decade since 1970.