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National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement 2.0

The National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) establishes the national arrangements for responding to an incursion of exotic pests and diseases that impact on the environment and our way of life. NEBRA version 2.0 was released in January 2022 and enables greater involvement of…
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Stocktake of Fire in Australia’s forests, 2011 to 2016

Authors: Steve Read, Cressida Lehmann   Regeneration three months after fire, Currowan, New South Wales, February 2020. Photo: Cressida Lehmann Introduction This Insights article provides a stocktake of information on the area of fire in Australia’s forests in the five-year period 2011…
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National Management Group Communiqué: Red Imported Fire Ants – 22 February 2024

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s National Management Group (NMG) held its first meeting under new governance arrangements.The NMG recognised the significant ongoing efforts by the Program to eradicate fire ants from Australia under the new Response Plan 2023–2027 and acknowledged the…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Red imported fire ants in Australia: Don't Let This Come Back to Bite Us

October 2024 AcknowledgementsThe management of red imported fire ants in Australia is a matter of great significance for the Australian community. The Australian Government thanks the individuals and organisations who contributed to this inquiry. The development of this response was led by the…
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Project 55: Assessment and improvement of national bluetongue serological capability - a comparative study of commercial and in-house ELISAs

OverviewThis project aims to evaluate and improve current bluetongue virus (BTV) serological capabilities in Australia to support national BTV surveillance and response activities.Project Lead: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Project…
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Red Imported Fire Ant headquarters visit

On 26 February, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Dr Bertie Hennecke and staff from the Environmental Biosecurity Office travelled to Berrinba in Queensland for the first project board meeting of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program.The visit provided the perfect…
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2. Case study and methods

​​This section describes the case study region, and provides a brief overview of the methods used to measure the different indicators measured for this report. 2.1 Case study: The Green Triangle This…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry: Responses to, and lessons learnt from, the January and February 2016 bushfires in remote Tasmanian Wilderness

Australian Government, 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry: Responses to, and lessons learnt from, the January and February 2016 bushfires in remote Tasmanian Wilderness (PDF - 120.82 KB) Australian Government…
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2. Case study and methods

​This section describes the case study region, and provides a brief overview of the methods used to measure the different indicators measured for this report. 2.1 Case study: North East Tasmania This…
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Fire blight

PLANT PEST Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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