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NSW begins H5 bird flu vaccination program for vulnerable species

NSW has begun a vaccination program for vulnerable species of birds to protect them against H5 bird flu.

While no government can stop the virus from spreading, vaccination programs like this one rolling out at Taronga Zoo are part of our efforts to help protect some of Australia’s most beloved native birds.

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News live: Australia to send $5m and three humanitarian workers to Nepal; voluntary assisted dying now legal nation-wide

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