News
Catch up on the latest Biosecurity Commons news and events
Biosecurity Commons represented in panel discussion at the National Biosecurity Forum
Biosecurity Commons’ Project Manager, Dr Rob Clemens, took part in a lively panel discussion at the National Biosecurity Forum on Wednesday 5 April 2023.
Biosecurity Commons launch date announced
We are delighted to announce that Biosecurity Commons will officially launch on 10 May at the Annual Diagnostics and Surveillance Workshop 2023 in Canberra.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: April 2023
In this edition we are excited to announce we have a launch event confirmed, we speak to the creator of the Risk Mapping workflow, we have an important staff update and we look forward to presenting at the upcoming National Biosecurity Forum.
Biosecurity Commons speaks to Dr James Camac
Biosecurity Commons spoke to Dr James Camac, a Chief Investigator in CEBRA who developed the Risk Mapping methodology, about our platform and the challenges faced by the biosecurity research community.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: January 2023
In this edition we start 2023 with the exciting news that the beta version of the Biosecurity Commons platform is available to test. We also celebrate our latest award win and look ahead to our next two workflows.
Biosecurity Commons and EcoCommons win Griffith University award
Biosecurity Commons and EcoCommons have jointly won the Excellence in Enhancing Research award at Griffith University’s Vice Chancellor’s Awards.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: November 2022
In this edition we celebrate our platform winning an award, discuss our upcoming Impact Analysis workshop, look back on our successful workshop at the Australasian Weeds Conference, and we profile a biosecurity legend.
Biosecurity Commons will ‘help to drive up standards of biosecurity’
Biosecurity Commons will ‘drive up standards of biosecurity’ and give decision-makers the technical ability to explore pest invasion scenarios, according to Dr John Virtue.
Biosecurity Commons impresses conference with new workflows demonstration
The Biosecurity Commons team demonstrated how its two new workflows could be used to model Mouse-ear Hawkweed at a very well received workshop.
Biosecurity Commons and EcoCommons Australia win CAUDIT Award
Biosecurity Commons and EcoCommons Australia have proudly won the Excellence in Research Support award at the CAUDIT Awards.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: September 2022
In this edition we explain two of the project’s workflows, update you on our latest news and reveal the details of our upcoming conference workshop.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: June 2022
In this edition, we would like to tell you more about the project, update you on our most recent achievements, and what to expect in the coming months.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: April 2022
In this edition, we would like to tell you more about the project, update you on our most recent achievements, and what to expect in the coming months.
Biosecurity Commons will demonstrate its new platform at the 2nd Australian Biosecurity Symposium
Biosecurity Commons will demonstrate its new platform at the 2nd Australian Biosecurity Symposium on 5th May 2022.
Biosecurity Commons newsletter: February 2022
In this edition we will provide a brief overview of the project, update you on our achievements and what to expect in the coming months.
Our partners
Biosecurity Commons is a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Government, the NCRIS-funded Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and four other organisations.




- Biosecurity Commons received investment (https://doi.org/10.3565/5rgj-z585) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).



















