Australia news live: Two taken to hospital after Sydney building collapse; suspected mass bird flu deaths in Victoria
Two people have been taken to hospital and remain in serious condition after a building collapsed in Sydney’s inner-city. Emergency services responded to reports of the incident just before 11am on Wattle Street in Ultimo, where paramedics assessed a total of seven people. The two men, reported to be in their 30s and 60s, were taken to Royal Prince Alfred hospital and St Vincent’s hospital. Achol Arok will take things from here, take care. The theme of the 26th Garma festival was Bukmak, meaning all of us, everyone together in Yolngu language.
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Guardian Australia has released a statement after being barred from Pauline Hanson’s press conference earlier today. Tests by the CSIRO have confirmed Australia’s first mass mortality event from the deadly H5 bird flu and the environment minister, Murray Watt, has warned more mass wildlife deaths will occur as the disease continues to spread.
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Two people have been taken to hospital and remain in serious condition after a building collapsed in Sydney’s inner-city. Emergency services responded to reports of the incident just before 11am on Wattle Street in Ultimo, where paramedics assessed a total of seven people. The two men, reported to be in their 30s and 60s, were taken to Royal Prince Alfred hospital and St Vincent’s hospital. Achol Arok will take things from here, take care. The theme of the 26th Garma festival was Bukmak, meaning all of us, everyone together in Yolngu language.
