News live: Australia’s ability to fight off deadly bird flu to be put to test in series of exercises

Julie Collins describes avian flu situation as ‘dynamic’ as she highlighted concerns about the impact to wildlife and agriculture

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Good morning, regulars and irregulars! Welcome to your Sunday on the blog. It’s Tory here trying to fire up the grey cells and bring you today’s news.

There’s a slightly alarming story from AAP about the fight against bird flu: Australia’s ability to fight off a deadly strain of avian influenza will be put to the test in a bid to keep a global outbreak ripping through animal populations overseas at bay, the report says.