Discovery at Terang follows detection of H7N3 avian influenza at Meredith egg farm, where mass chicken cull is taking placeSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityBird flu has been detected at a second farm in western Victoria, 130km west of the farm where 400,000 chickens are...

Participant in ‘kambo’ ritual tells Byron Bay courtroom of ‘extreme experience’ with drug made from Amazonian frog secretionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Amazonian frog toxin used at a spiritual retreat where a man died was so strong that it caused...

Human rights commissioner says ‘no compelling evidence’ to support request, noting original powers for minors were meant to be temporaryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDomestic spy agency Asio wants to expand its “extraordinary” powers under compulsory questioning...

University of Melbourne’s commitment to additional research funding disclosures could signal end of protesters’ encampment Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe University of Melbourne has become the first Australian education institution to agree to some demands...

Tribunal reinstated Emmanuel Saki’s visa in March and he was later charged with murder of 22-year-old Brisbane manFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s immigration minister, Andrew Giles, is seeking “urgent advice” about the possible re-cancellation...

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.Welcome, readers, to Afternoon Update.A decision by the New South Wales government to extend the life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station has been described as deeply disappointing by environmental groups.Optus...