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The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a disease that causes blindness, infertility and death.

"It's killing koalas because they become so sick they can't climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile," said Samuel Phillips, a microbiologist at the

John Oliver, the host of satirical news show Last Week tonight, has mocked Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce over the leaking of his texts critical of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The Last Week Tonight host told the Courier Mail that the Oscar-winning actor earned his 'lifelong respect' in 2018 when he named a Koala chlamydia ward after him.

>> reporter: she got a free house call from ucla's chief oncologists, plus free rhinoplasty. >> she's so appreciative. look at that. >> reporter: now rhonda is cancer free. awesome. but acknowledging the similarities between animals and humans does have bigger implications. for instance, what does zoobiquity mean when it comes to animal testing, a controversial issue? maybe an argument for it because these guys have the exact same disease or maybe an argument against it because we should show more compassion, they're more like us than we think. >> animal testing is a really important and compl...