Commercial chickens forced indoors as highly contagious avian influenza edges closer to Queensland

A highly contagious strain of H5N1 bird flu has officially reached New South Wales after being detected in a giant petrel near Hawkes Nest, prompting authorities to deploy drones and boots-on-the-ground surveillance across national parks. While the Agricultural Minister urges the public not to panic over egg and poultry supplies, virologist Professor Kirsty Short joined Jason Matthews to warn that this is a critical national problem threatening Australia's biodiversity and native species.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.