Headlines: Govt signs $2.5b defence deal w. Canada

Today's headlines include: 

• Authorities have identified a second case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, as the country’s largest poultry producer locks down its Western Australian operations.
• Australia has signed its largest ever defence export deal, entering into a multi-billion dollar contract with Canada.
• Dozens of drones have been shot down in Moscow, with flights briefly suspended in the Russian capital, according to local authorities.
• And today’s good news: New research out of the UK shows cervical cancer deaths have dropped to record low levels thanks to the HPV vaccine.

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