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Black swan bird flu warning for WA as winter bites

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‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species
WA is being warned of 'significant mortality' as H5N1 bird flu threatens the black swan, the state's bird emblem and an indicator species for the virus. Experts say black swans have high visibility populations but low survival rates, so when they start dying Western Australians will know bird flu has arrived.
theguardian.com
Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from homes to units
Rental costs have surged by up to 80 per cent in some areas as people are pushed from homes to units, though new data shows other areas have seen them fall 30 per cent.
watoday.com.au
Specsavers told Nicole she needed glasses. Then, she had a car accident
A leading researcher says Nicole's cataracts should have been picked up by Specsavers, but she was instead given bifocals before a subsequent car accident.
watoday.com.au
Heather and Hugo met at drama school 40 years ago. They haven’t stopped working together since
Heather and Hugo met at drama school 40 years ago and are reuniting for Dalliance, a production about a life-changing event that radically upends a group of 60-something friends.
watoday.com.au
It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award
A film about social destiny and chance, which critics picked at Cannes, has won the $140,000 top prize at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
watoday.com.au

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