News & Media Releases

Jul, 17 2026 | High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 Bird Flu)

Incident – H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 bird flu) in wild seabirds, Australia - ongoing

In June 2026, Australia confirmed its first detections of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 bird flu) in wild seabirds. There are a total of 15 confirmed cases of H5 bird flu, 8 in Western Australia, 5 in South Australia, and 2 in New South Wales. One suspect positive case in WA is undergoing confirmatory testing at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP).

Jul, 16 2026 | High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 Bird Flu)

Alert - H5N1 (H5 bird flu), global - ongoing

H5 bird flu is also known as H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza. It includes the serious and highly contagious H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b strain which has been spreading globally since 2021 through...

Mar, 3 2026 | More incidents

Incident - Fungal skin disease (Nannizziopsis) in free-living reptiles, WA/NSW/Qld - ongoing

A severe, proliferative skin disease, caused by a fungus, has been detected in free-living reptiles in WA, NSW and Qld.  The disease has been confirmed in focal outbreaks and the causative...

Jan, 20 2026 | Incident Information

Incident – Bushfires - VIC / NSW - Jan 2026

Severe bushfires are ongoing in Victoria and NSW since 7th January 2026. A State of Disaster was declared in parts of Victoria on 10th January 2026. The bushfires have already caused...

Jan, 19 2026 | Incident Information

Incident – Heatwave - ACT / NSW / SA / VIC - Jan 2026

Heatwave conditions have been recorded in some parts of eastern Australia on 7-10th January 2026, including ACT, NSW, SA, VIC and southern QLD. There have been reports of affected...
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