Australian authorities are planning for an outbreak of the latest bird flu variant following a stark discovery at one of the most remote places on Earth — Antarctica.

H5N1 jumped from birds to mammals, claiming millions of animal lives all over the world. Now it's on our doorstep. Tom Hartley reports.

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