Only a few months ago, news outlets around the country were running alarming breaking news reports about a disease that could disrupt the lives of Australians and potentially cost the economy more than $80 billion.
The presence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia sent panic through Australia's farming industry, prompting calls from the opposition leader to ban travel to Bali.
Those calls were not heeded, Australia remains free from FMD and the disease has slowly faded from mainstream attention.
