Australia news live: Dan Tehan says Liberals ‘not entertaining’ idea of coalition with One Nation; first east coast bird flu case confirmed

According to The Guardian, senior Australian opposition figure Dan Tehan says the Liberal party is 'not entertaining' a coalition with One Nation, the rightwing party currently polling ahead of the Liberals. Speaking to ABC's Insiders program, Tehan made clear the coalition talks 'are not even being talked about.' In separate news, Australia has confirmed its first east coast case of H5 bird flu in a migratory seabird. The New South Wales government reports the case remains limited to that single bird with no impact on poultry or domestic wildlife.

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