Authorities see an end to NSW horse flu

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industry says the state will be free of horse flu by the middle of next year.
The number of infected properties has more than halved, with new infections plummeting from a peak of 200 a day.
The department's director general, Barry Buffier, says the flu is burning itself out and the necessary testing to prove the state is free should be completed within six months.
"We're confident in NSW - and I know the situation is no different in Queensland - that we're well and truly on top of the disease", he says.
"We're getting down to only a few new outbreaks a day.
"Proving clear in a technical sense takes some time, but we're confident we won't be seeing any new outbreaks by the middle of the year".