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Silver gull tests positive for H5 bird flu, tally hits 53
Testing at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed H5 bird flu in a silver gull found at Robe in South Australia on 1 August 2026, the first detection in that species in Australia. The result pushed the national tally of confirmed or presumed positive detections to 53.
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High-Protein Sorghum Promises Lower Chicken and Egg Prices at the Checkout
University of Queensland scientists have developed a high-protein sorghum variety with 15% protein content, up from the typical 10%.