This work, led by research fellow Michaela Blyton, shows that the Sunshine Coast hinterland koalas have ... the koala retrovirus only entered the marsupial's genome in the past few thousand ...

The Sunshine Coast boasts 300 days of sunshine per year ... including many bird species and marsupials. Active types will also want to visit the Noosa Everglades, the only other everglades ...

Koalas infected with the retrovirus are at a higher risk of chlamydia, which has devastated populations in Queensland and New South Wales. The virus has also been linked to lymphomas that have caused ...