Fungal Disease

The fungal disease Panama TR4, which has no known cure or treatment, is confirmed on an eighth property in the Tully Valley.

Australian researchers have developed the world's first genetically modified (GM) banana, but don't expect it in a fruit bowl near you anytime soon.

Rental properties are more likely be mouldy than other homes and excessive mould growth is known to harm human health. So what can you do about it?

Julie-Ann Murphy and Alan Petersen, whose Northern Territory farm is one of 42 properties the disease has spread to, say the loss of their crop will be devastating.

The fungal disease, which growers say represents a major threat to Australia's $500m banana industry, has now been found at 16 Top End properties plus a government research facility.

A disease seen as a major threat to Australia's $500 million banana industry has been found in the Northern Territory, three years after it was officially eradicated.

The secret to getting rid of mould is a combination of clove oil and vinegar, an experienced cleaner says.

David Littleproud says the country's national farm lobby is ignorant in its criticism of the coalition's pre-election budget and suggests it is a "sideline critic that doesn't understand the science". 

A devastating combination of bushfires, flooding and a deadly fungal disease has threatened the future of this tiny frog. But researchers are uniting to save the species.

As India grapples to control a deadly second wave of COVID-19, a new threat is emerging: a very rare infection called mucormycosis.

Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience are combing through soil from backyards around the country in the hope of unearthing new antibiotics to fight off resistant bacteria, and potentially save millions of lives each year.

Fungi flourishing across the country following heavy rains leads to reports of dogs being poisoned. 

The highly destructive fungal disease known for wiping out entire banana crops, is devastating plantations in NSW, putting local supply in jeopardy.

A widely used agricultural chemical is found to affect the health and flesh quality of tiger prawns and Sydney rock oysters. The fishing industry is calling for a nationwide ban of the neo-nicotinoid, which has been banned in Europe since 2018.

Fungi spend their lives quietly decomposing the planet's organic waste but some have developed resistance to pesticides and a threat to human health is looming, writes Justin Beardsley.

A Senate hearing is told the agency at the centre of Barnaby Joyce's controversial decentralisation scheme has convinced just eight of 198 staff to move from Canberra to Armidale.

Concerns are raised a new 4WD trail may spread a plant pathogen capable of killing the state's most vulnerable native species if poorly managed.

Renters and public housing tenants are facing an uphill battle to get the issue of mould in their properties taken seriously, with a growing number of people claiming it has left them ill and some owners blaming residents for the accumulation.

Simon and Markus rent a house that has a serious mould problem. They say it's impacting on their health, but their landlord is reluctant to fix it — so what can they do?

New South Wales orders a temporary ban on all citrus produced in the Northern Territory — a move that could be replicated across the country — after the devastating citrus canker disease is detected in Darwin.