Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has sought to allay concerns over the Pfizer vaccine following 29 deaths in elderly people being reported in Norway.
A Victorian politician is pleading for a pigeon pardon to save the racing bird which flew all the way from the US to Victoria and is now set to be killed because he poses a biosecurity threat. Animal Justice Party MP Andy Meddick is calling on the federal government to spare the plucky pigeon, christened Joe , who is believed to have been blown off course while racing and made a remarkable 15,000km journey from Alabama to an Officer backyard. Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley also called for compassion for American Joe, saying while he hadn t been formally briefed on the case he had heard of the pigeon s plight.
A pigeon declared a biosecurity risk after flying to Melbourne from the United States may get a reprieve after an American bird organisation declared its identifying leg band was fake.