[ORGANIZATION]
Victoria State Government
Featured in 1 tracked story · first seen
Situations
H5N1 bird flu spreads across Australia and New Zealand
41 clusters · 255 sources · last updated
Latest: Australia wildlife crisis as H5N1 bird flu causes mass seabird deaths
Since the first mainland detections of H5N1 in mid‑2026, the virus has moved through several Australian states and into New Zealand. By August, the virus had spread across all six Australian states, with recent detection