Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins and Minister for the Environment and Water Senator Murray Watt hold a press conference. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins and Minister for the Environment and Water Senator Murray Watt hold a press conference. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said there are 236 suspected or confirmed detections of H5 bird flu in Australia as of Tuesday. Credit: DBCA / RegionalHUB“As I’ve said for some time, the arrival of the H5 bird flu in Australia was not unexpected. Shadow agriculture minister Darren Chester said the Opposition had offered the Government its support in the fight against H5 bird flu and thanked the minister for her continued updates.