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Testing confirmed a further 20 cases of H5N1avian influenza in Victoria on Friday, all in greater crested terns along the state's south-west coast.

Australia has confirmed deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in 102 wild seabirds across five states at the time of writing, including the country’s first mass death of birds. The question is no longer if this virus can harm Australian wildlife, but whether we should use every available tool to protect species most at

Ruby O’Rourke says every warning sign of her own abuse as a child had been missed. She spent 12 years building software so that won’t happen to the next child.

Ruby O’Rourke says every warning sign of her own abuse as a child had been missed. She spent 12 years building software so that won’t happen to the next child.

A MAJOR motorway has ground to a halt after a hay trailer burst into flames. Traffic on all lanes of the M4 westbound between junction 15 and 16 has been stopped after the fire this morning. Emergency services rushed to the westbound side of the motorway near Swindon to battle the inferno. Dorset and Wiltshire...