‘Brisbane is getting a taste of it’: fire ants at New Farm shows invasive species is on the march – and an outbreak may follow The detection at a popular park of ‘one of the worst invasive species to reach Australia’ is causing concern that suppression efforts are cracking

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Date: November 8, 2025
Issued by: National Climate Change Warning Center

Rising heat and milder winters are helping red fire ants expand north. Climate change opens new habitats in Europe, turning Sicily’s invasion into a warning of ecosystems in flux. #ClimateChange #RedFireAnts

Fire ant sting hospitalisations surge post-Cyclone Alfred as reports of first pet death also emerge Twenty-three people hospitalised with fire ant stings amid a surge in reports of the highly invasive pest in south-east Queensland

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'“I can easily think of half a dozen locations south of Brisbane where I can go and see 100 nests right now. That is something that’s changed in the last 18 months.” #redfireants #australia #invasivespecies #queensland #nswaus