Documents relating to the proposed rollout of the H5 Avian influenza vaccine

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This FOI release from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry concerns the proposed rollout of H5 bird flu (HPAI) vaccines and comprises ministerial briefs, meeting papers, talking points and a member update, dated April to August 2026. Material covers the Agriculture Ministers' Meeting of 24 April, an ad hoc H5 brief of 3 July, a meeting with Victorian... rather, South Australian Minister Scriven, a Geelong ACDP visit, and a joint Agriculture and Environment Ministers' meeting of 31 July. Most content is redacted under section 22. Released information notes that H5 vaccine has been piloted in captive non-poultry birds over 150 grams, with trials for smaller birds planned; that no H5 vaccines are authorised for mammals or registered for poultry in Australia; and that Australian sea lions, over 80 per cent of whose population is in South Australia, are a concern. Funding of more than $113 million is cited, including $891,211 for native bird vaccination trials. Vaccination is described as a complement to, not a substitute for, biosecurity.