Another suspected H5 bird flu case detected in WA
By Cason Ho and Neve Brissenden
Another suspected positive case of the H5 bird flu has been detected in Western Australia, marking the fifth confirmed or suspected case in Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/another-suspected-h5-bird-flu-detected-in-wa/106847566
#AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #CasonHo #NeveBrissenden
WA's second largest city to pay $1.2 million to truck food waste 160km
By Georgia Loney and Madigan Landry
Bunbury ratepayers are set to foot the bill in a bid to resurrect Western Australia's three-bin FOGO waste management system from collapse outside of Perth.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/bunbury-fogo-trucked-150km-to-perth/106832508
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #LocalGovernment #EnvironmentalManagement #GeorgiaLoney #MadiganLandry
Wildlife carers did not expect to be 'ground zero' for third H5 bird flu case
By George Yankovich and Caroline Horn
A South Australian wildlife rescue group is working with local authorities after Australia's third confirmed case of H5 bird flu was detected in a migratory bird.
#AvianInfluenza #Birds #Biosecurity #PoultryFarming #EnvironmentalManagement #GeorgeYankovich #CarolineHorn
Kangaroo Island declared feral pig-free after more than two centuries
By Caroline Horn
Devastating bushfires provide Kangaroo Island with a unique silver lining as it becomes the largest island in the world to eradicate feral pigs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/kangaroo-island-free-of-feral-pigs-after-220-years/106789628
#EnvironmentalManagement #Pests #AgriculturalPestControl #EnvironmentalImpacts #InvasiveSpecies #CarolineHorn
Breaking: Third H5N1 bird flu case confirmed as virus found in South Australia
By Cason Ho
A third confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in a migratory bird on Australia's southern coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-24/third-australian-bird-flu-case-confirmed/106837514
#AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #CasonHo
Residents worried about dramatic increase to Menindee Lakes water release
By Bill Ormonde and Oliver Brown
Residents living along the Darling River are worried the decision to double water releases from the Menindee Lakes will remove the system's drought reserve. But authorities say it will help rebuild populations of Murray cod downstream.
#MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterResources #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterSupply #Rivers #EnvironmentalHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Fish #EnvironmentalImpacts #IrrigatedFarming #BillOrmonde #OliverBrown
Residents living along the Darling River are worried the decision to double water releases from the Menindee Lakes will remove the system's drought reserve. But authorities say it will help rebuild populations of Murray cod downstream.
Nervous wait for farmers as bird flu investigation expands
By Andrew Chounding, Will Corbett, and Sam Tomlin
Producers across an enormous stretch of southern WA are facing a tense few days, as authorities investigate more than 50 dead birds found along the state's southern coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-23/wa-bird-flu-farmers-producers-nervous-wait/106827448
#AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #AndrewChounding #WillCorbett # #SamTomlin
What we know about how H5N1 bird flu got here and where it may appear next
By Peter de Kruijff
Authorities were worried about avian influenza coming in from the north, until the virus started moving across the Southern Ocean. Now infected birds have been found in Western Australia. Where else could birds carrying the virus land?
#AvianInfluenza #Science #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EnvironmentalManagement #Birds #Mammals #PeterdeKruijff
Authorities were worried about avian influenza coming in from the north, until the virus started moving across the Southern Ocean. Now infected birds have been found in Western Australia. Where else could birds carrying the virus land?
Second case of deadly bird flu confirmed in WA
By Pip Waller and Andrew Chounding
Authorities say a second bird found sick on WA's south coast had the deadly H5 strain of avian flu, as one of the nation's biggest chicken producers announces it is locking down its WA operations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-22/second-case-of-deadly-h5-bird-flu-confirmed-in-wa/106827752
#AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #PipWaller #AndrewChounding
Drones and AI boosting bird conservation efforts
By Jessica Ross
Birds are going extinct at an alarming rate across the globe, but Australian researchers say technology could help turn the tide.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-22/drones-and-ai-help-bring-birds-back-from-brink/106749592
#Birds #Conservation #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentalPolicy #Animals #JessicaRoss
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