Weed Proofing Australia: A Way forward on invasive garden plants

This paper was presented as part of seminar programme for nursery and landscape industry leaders and Australian media specialists that was convened by the Cooperative Research Centre of Australian Weed Management.
It was also recently presented at the 9th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions in Perth in September 2007.
The paper outlines a strategic policy response for Australia to respond to the dominant source of new weeds in Australia - the Garden Plant Invasion pathway.