Deadly H5 bird flu found in local Australian seabird for first time

<p>Native greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – tests positive for disease after being discovered at Robe on SA’s Limestone Coast</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/10/australia-news-live-pauline-hanson-one-nation-modi-anthony-albanese-royal-commission-antisemitism-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The first case of deadly H5 bird flu in local wildlife has been recorded in a bird found on the South Australian coast.</p><p>The federal agriculture minister, Julie Collins, said on Friday that a greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – had tested positive for the disease. The dead bird was found at Robe on SA’s Limestone Coast.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/10/first-case-deadly-h5-bird-flu-local-australian-seabird-sa-coast-crested-tern">Continue reading...</a>