Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called myrtle rust reached Australia and began to spread like a plague through certain plants. The disease affects plants of the Myrtaceae family, which ...

Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust. Myrtle rust, native to South America, was ...

ANGUS STEWART: This fungus is the latest unwanted import to our shores and it could have far-reaching and devastating consequences. I've come to the New South Wales Central Coast to find out about ...