House debates Questions without Notice

Invasive Species Management: Red Imported Fire Ants

Thursday, 15 October 2026 House of Representatives

Julie Collins

Julie Collins Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

3:19 pm

I thank the member for New England for that question. As I outlined yesterday, the timeframe was that we first detected the red imported fire ants on 23 September as part of routine surveillance. The New South Wales department was advised the next day and activities commenced, and the initial site treatment was completed by 28 September. That included the direct nest injection to ensure the nest was destroyed and treated, in terms of the cracks and crevices.

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