National Poultry Newspaper

ABOVE: H5N1 positive birds in Australia.

AUSTRALIA entered a new phase of avian influenza preparedness on June 20, 2026 when authorities confirmed the first mainland detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a wild bird in southern Western Australia. The virus was identified in a dead brown skua near Cape Le Grand National Pa...

July 2026 headlines: First MANE workshop launched by ACMF as High5 Project strengthens national HPAI preparedness Poultry Hub Australia update Australia’s first in-ovo sexed chicks delivered in commercial layer industry EFA celebrates its 10-year anniversary WA H5N1 bird flu detection and what Australian poultry producers need to know Slow Food Movemen...