Australia news live: bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’, expert says

As of 3pm Saturday, Australia had a total of 215 H5 bird flu cases nationally. Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, has called for the Albanese government to put its “cards on the table” as part of a potential strengthening of its gambling reform. Labor is expected to face strong opposition from gambling giants if it accedes to Coalition and Greens demands for a tough new ban on financial inducements for betting, as part of closely watched Senate dealmaking expected within days. If the government’s now willing to move on some things…good. But the devil’s going to be in the detail. And what I say to the prime minister and to the government is, put your cards on the table. Continue reading...