The reason they disallowed the owning of newts/salamanders here is because they flourish in our water and sewerage systems, wreaking havoc in pipes breeding like crazy. If people just start morphing axies eventually they will get banned too. If people in Australia want amphibions/reptiles we have plenty of native options. Some states require a licence but it's no thard to get it, simply pay a fee for the simple licence (non-venomous snakes, lizards, turtles), frogs are a seperate licence in NSW I think.