The federal government will review its quarantine rules after a formal request by the Philippines to import its bananas, but the industry is pushing back.
A deadly parasite that has laid waste to bee colonies throughout Australia has so far not made it to Kangaroo Island, home to the world's oldest bee sanctuary.
Amid a run of price rises at Australian wool auctions,the next generation of growers say global demand and fresh confidence could mark a turning point for the fibre.
Researchers behind a new study examining thousands of flower specimens collected over the past century say temperature increases could be behind a pollination decline in native orchids.
