Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins announced a large round of vaccinations after bird flu was detected in a mammal on ...

The team vaccinating Phillip Island's little penguin population against bird flu administers more than 1,000 H5N1 doses to the vulnerable birds.

The vaccines are supplied by the federal agriculture department, and will cover only a proportion of the penguin population of about 40,000 birds. The birds will be microchipped at the same time ...

Australia has kicked off a vaccination program for Little Penguins in the state of Victoria after the first death from bird ...

Pool party! These penguins are diving right into their new digs.

A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the ...

Authorities confirm first Australian death of species found with virus near where it attracts crowds to a ‘penguin parade’ ...

A Phillip Island penguin has died from H5N1 bird flu in the first detection among the island's little penguin colony, ahead ...

Phillip Island's tourist-attraction penguins face a disease threat after the virus was detected in a dead colony member.

A vaccination program for the penguins of Phillip Island and St Kilda is underway to inoculate a small group of local wildlife against H5 bird flu.

Additional NRE staff are being deployed to King Island after over 30 dead birds were found by surveillance teams, but have ...