Biosecurity
Could we vaccinate wild populations against the looming bird flu catastrophe?
The deadly H5N1 bird flu has spread across much of the world, killing millions of birds and tens of thousands of mammals. How will Australia respond?
- Bianca Hall
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Government ‘won’t give up’ on US tariff reprieve after Trump celebrates end of beef ban
The Albanese government has insisted the move has nothing to do with trade talks with the US but the White House has vowed to use it to pressure other countries.
- Nick Newling and Matthew Knott
- Political sketch
- Trade
Pistol and Boo should have disguised themselves as (maybe mad) cows
Australia’s strict quarantine authorities famously booted out the movie star dogs. A few years later they are overturning a ban on US beef. We’re truly living in Trumpworld now.
- Tony Wright
‘It’s absolutely devastating’: Urgent biosecurity warning for Sydney’s street trees
The chief scientist of Botanic Gardens of Sydney has urged NSW residents to be on high alert after parts of Perth were decimated.
- Angus Dalton
Mulch or ‘wood product’?: Confusion over how the shot-hole borer did the Rotto swim
Deputy Nationals Leader Peter Rundle took particular issue with conflicting responses about how the borer made its way to Rottnest Island.
- Hamish Hastie
WA government changes tack in borer battle, but is it ‘too little, too late’?
With the eradication goal deemed “no longer technically feasible”, the government is moving to a “management” response to the highly invasive polyphagous shot-hole borer.
- Cameron Myles
- Updated
- Agriculture
As Albanese plans Trump talks, Jim is worried about his farm
The prime minister has declared he will never imperil Australia’s prized strict biosecurity standards in his tariff negotiations with the president.
- Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
- Exclusive
- Trade
Albanese to put beef on the table in Trump trade talks
The government is aiming to secure a carve-out from steel and aluminum tariffs which Trump unexpectedly doubled last week at a rally in Pennsylvania.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
Perth got millions for new trees. Not a single one has been planted
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. So why won’t $7 million in funding for new trees be used until winter 2026?
- Sarah Brookes
- Exclusive
- Farming
Trump’s beef attack rejected by top Australian biosecurity experts
American farmers are calling for their beef exports to be welcomed into Australia, but their imports are the problem.
- Mike Foley and James Massola