Alarm Bells Ringing Over Bird Flu in Murray-Darling Basin A concerning development in Australia's agricultural sector has sparked warnings of potential disaster. An expert has sounded the alarm over the detection of bird flu in the Murray-Darling basin, a crucial region for farming and food production. The expert's warning comes as the country's major parties struggle to maintain public support, with the latest episode of ABC's Insiders highlighting a significant shift in voter sentiment. Meanwhile, the show's founding host, Barrie Cassidy, has returned to the program to mark its 25th anniversary, offering insights into the changing Australian political landscape and the need for politicians to deliver on key promises, including affordable power, water security, and job protection.
Meanwhile, expert says bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastABC’s Insiders is marking its 25th birthday with a special anniversary edition this morning.The show’s founding host, Barrie Cassidy, has returned to the couch for the first time since he retired in 2019.You’ve had that degrading of the support for the major parties, 80% to 50% in the life of Insiders, and that’s quite extraordinary. It happened kind of like bankruptcy, slowly, and then all at once.The all at once period was pretty much just in the lead up to the last election.I want an ironclad guarantee for the Australian people: their power bills won’t go up, their water is going to be protected, their jobs are going to be protected, and that they get some type of community benefit because without those things there is going to be no social license and it’s evaporating very quickly. Continue reading...
