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H5 bird flu has been detected in Perth for the first time, with a suspected case found in a dead migratory seabird at Mullaloo Beach. Authorities have increased beach patrols and are urging pet owners to keep animals away from wildlife, while a suspected case has also been reported north of Sydney. To date, there have been five confirmed H5 detections in Australia across Western Australia and South Australia, all in migratory seabirds, with no evidence of spread to local wildlife or poultry.

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Queensland's Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm faces criticism after days of silence regarding reports of children sleeping in government offices on air mattresses. A young boy who has spent half his life in state care describes his experiences sleeping on the streets and in a child safety office, claiming the system has failed him. The government faces scrutiny over its handling of vulnerable children, with frontline youth care providers raising concerns about uncertainty and inadequate support for young people in residential care.

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St Kilda AFL legend Nicky Winmar has been convicted of three assault charges after attacking a woman at a motel in Bendigo, where he dragged her by her hair and slammed her head into a door four times. Liberal MP Moira Deeming has won a Supreme Court injunction temporarily halting a party meeting that was set to vote on her disendorsement as an election candidate. Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have been charged with the stabbing murder of 15-year-old Darweish Muhammad outside Craigieburn Community Hospital, with the older accused having been released on bail just four days before the attack.

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New South Wales has reported its first suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu after a sick giant petrel was found on Bennetts Beach at Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle. Test results are expected within 24 hours and will trigger a massive statewide surveillance response involving a 500-strong team to scour beaches and waterways. The discovery has rattled the state's billion-dollar poultry industry, which culled hundreds of thousands of birds during the last avian influenza outbreak two years ago.

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Iran has commenced seven days of mourning for its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in February. The multi-day service is expected to draw 35 million people across Iran and Iraq, with the coffin moving on a posthumous pilgrimage between the two nations.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are hosting their wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The celebration begins with a cocktail hour for guests, who arrive in black SUVs and enter through a private tent to avoid media and photographers. The event is being described as likely the wedding of the year.

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A motorcyclist died after crashing into a building at Warwick Farm in Sydney's south-west just after 11pm. Emergency services attended the scene but were unable to save the young man. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.

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Authorities in New South Wales are awaiting test results for a suspected H5N1 bird flu case discovered at Bennett's Beach near Newcastle. If confirmed, it would mark the first bird flu case in NSW and potentially the fifth and sixth cases nationally alongside another suspected case in Perth. The billion-dollar poultry industry is on high alert, with a 500-strong team and drone operators deployed to search beaches for infected birds.

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Authorities in New South Wales await test results for a suspected H5N1 bird flu case discovered at Bennett's Beach near Newcastle. If confirmed, it would mark the first bird flu case in NSW and trigger a major response from the billion-dollar poultry industry. A 500-strong team and drone operators are being deployed to search beaches and protect commercial chicken and egg operations from potential contamination.

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New research from New South Wales scientists reviewing hundreds of global studies has found that 95% of back pain sufferers do not need scans, and that common treatments like pain medications and surgery are often unnecessary. The study, which examined thousands of patients, reveals that gradual movement and returning to usual activities is the most effective treatment for back pain, which affects at least four million Australians and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.

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