Australia news live: bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’, expert says

H5 bird flu has been detected in Australia's Murray-Darling basin, drawing urgent warnings from experts about the timing and implications. Nationally, the country has recorded two hundred fifteen cases. The Guardian reports the concern is particularly acute: the detection comes immediately before spring breeding season, when the virus could spread rapidly among inland bird colonies. Birds in the basin are already weakened by feral predators, insufficient water to critical wetlands, and habitat loss.

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