Melbourne Royal Show bans poultry exhibitions as H5 bird flu cases rise
The Melbourne Royal Show has cancelled poultry competitions and exhibitions for 2026 in the wake of surging H5…
First positive case of H5 bird flu in Queensland confirmed by CSIRO
Queensland has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu after a dead petrel was found on Moreton…
Second case of H5 bird flu confirmed in SA, as authorities test two further suspected cases
South Australia has recorded its second confirmed detection of H5 bird flu, in a giant petrel found on…
Suspected positive H5 bird flu case detected in NSW and WA
News South Wales has detected its first suspected case of H5 bird flu as another migratory bird in…
Third Australian H5 bird flu case confirmed in SA, another suspected WA case
A third confirmed case of the deadly H5 bird flu has been found in a migratory bird on…
Second case of deadly H5 bird flu confirmed in southern WA
A second bird found sick on a remote beach in Western Australia’s south coast has now tested positive…
Deadly H5 bird flu variant detected in Australia for first time in Esperance seabird
The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a…