New research has uncovered rare insights into cane toad breeding behaviour, providing hope in preventing their further expansion across Australia.

Ecology researchers from James Cook University analysed over 400 thousand hours of night-time audio recordings via acoustic monitoring to identify locations of where toads like to call and breed.

So how can this research help us understand the conditions influencing breeding of invasive species, such as the cane toad?

New research has uncovered rare insights into cane toad breeding behaviour, providing hope in preventing their further expansion across Australia. Ecology researchers from James Cook University analysed over 400 thousand hours of night-time audio recordings via acoustic monitoring to identify locations of where toads like to call and breed. So how can this research help us understand the conditions influencing breeding of invasive species, such as the cane toad?

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Acoustic monitoring may help in tracking cane toad spread

The Wire - 21 August 2026

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Six councils, community members, health, wine and business representatives, joined forces on the steps of SA's Parliament calling for a permanent ban on fracking in south Australia's Limestone Coast. 

The collective, presented an open letter urging politicians to reject state government plans to overturn a 10-year moratorium to end a ban on conventional gas fracking in the region two years early.  

The SA Labor government have maintained the move wouldn't approve fracking in the South-East with proposals still subject regulatory processes.  

Six councils, community members, health, wine and business representatives, joined forces on the steps of SA's Parliament calling for a permanent ban on fracking in south Australia's Limestone Coast.&nbsp;
The collective, presented an open letter urging politicians to reject state government plans to overturn a 10-year moratorium to end a ban on conventional gas fracking in the region two years early.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The SA Labor government have maintained the move wouldn't approve fracking in the South-East with proposals still subject regulatory processes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Community pushes for permanent fracking ban in Limestone Coast 

This week, The Wire covered the Central Australian Heat Resilience Summit, a forum where communities, researchers, and organisations discussed how heat is affecting the region. 

One of the topics discussed  at the summit is how homelessness is affected by extreme heat, presented by Director of Climate and Homelessness at Byabarra Jon Swain.

This week, The Wire covered the Central Australian Heat Resilience Summit, a forum where communities, researchers, and organisations discussed how heat is affecting the region. One of the topics discussed&nbsp; at the summit is how homelessness is affected by extreme heat, presented by Director of Climate and Homelessness at Byabarra Jon Swain.

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