2008 media highlights
Green group attacks farm hunting plan
The Age, 12 December 2008
Plans to convert Victorian farms into recreational hunting zones will not create the conservation benefits spruiked by shooters and the Government, Peter Ker reports.
Ivy League
The Monthly, February 2008
Sydney-based writer Kate Rossmanith delves into Australia’s “wretched history of invasive species”, and takes a look at a federally-funded weed-awareness campaign aimed at educating people about the potential for some of our backyard plants to become weedy garden escapees.
A warmer world a weedier world
ABC Rural Tasmania, 16 October 2008
The latest climate change forecasts and the challenges for weed control in Tasmania have been highlighted at the second Tasmanian Weed conference.
Pacific pest threat increases with climate change
ABC Rural Queensland, 20 June 2008
Climate change will not only increase the risk of pest and weed invasions, it will also help them do more damage once they cross Australia's shores.