24 July 2026

Increasingly severe weather events will require new alert systems like AusAlert. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

AusAlert system ‘will be needed’ with Monday’s national trial targeting all mobile devices

A new AusAlert system to be tested nationally across all mobile devices will be needed as the impact of climate change hits harder. Former state and territory emergency leaders say a new alert system will be vital for saving lives […]

Australia, Climate, Emergencies, Featured, Technology

24 July 2026

Wild birds like pelicans can carry the bird flu, says Birdlife Australia. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Bird flu arrives in Queensland after dead petrel washes up on Moreton Island

The bird flu has found its way to Queensland with the first suspected case reported on Moreton Island, Brisbane. A dead petrel found washed up on the island had returned a suspected positive result for the H5 bird flu, Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett says. The

Animals, Australia, Featured, Health, World

24 July 2026