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Europe's energy sector is transitioning, and demand for different types of alternative fuels is changing. These shifts impact Australia's canola exports for Europe's biofuel sector. In this episode, Global Energy Transition Strategist Susan Hansen, who is based in the Netherlands ...  Show more

On 31 December the Chinese government announced new beef import quotas. Angus Gidley-Baird and Stefan Vogel chat through the potential implications for the Australian and New Zealand beef industries. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.ra ...  Show more

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is spreading among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising concerns that another pandemic may be looming. Last month, California declared a state of emergency due to rising cases in dairy cattle, and there have been over 65 human ca ...  Show more

The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread from birds to dairy cattle in the United States where a number of agricultural workers have also been infected by it. This is thought to be the first time humans have caught the virus from another mammal and the first time the virus has been det ...  Show more

Wildlife rescuers are increasing measures to prevent the potential spread of the deadly bird flu strain H5N1, which is yet to arrive in Australia, as they respond to reports of thousands of dead shearwaters along the east coast. 

Bird flu – or Avian flu – has been detected at a number of chicken farms in Victoria and NSW. The discovery comes in the wake of an outbreak in the US and tests that found humans had symptoms associated with bird flu. How safe is Australia’s poultry industry, and how safe are our ...  Show more