Well, i've done a little more digging ino it, and, as it turns out, the birds have to be vaccinated against these diseases:
Avian influenza
Newcastle disease
Paramyxovirus type 1 (pigeon) infection
Paramyxovirus type 2 and 3 infection
Equine viral encephalomyelitis
Fowl typhoid (Salmonella Gallinarum)
Pullorum disease (Salmonella Pullorum)
Salmonella Enteritidis infection
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale infection
Infectious bursal disease
Pigeon herpesvirus encephalomyelitis
West Nile virus
from what i can tell, you also have to get a permit saying your pigeons are captive bred, and another saying you're allowed to export them, then, they have to spend 35 days in quarantine at a holding facility in the US, then, another 55 days in suatralia. the condition is that they can show NO signs of sickness, and if they do, Guess what? the time is allllllll restarted, and they have to do the whole 55 days again, also, i'll be the one paying for it's boarding at the facility in Aus. at the cost of $450 for the "Daily rate for entire consignment"
vet fees are $40 per bird per 15mins, and document clearence is $40, and if there's anything that means they need to look more into it, they charge an additional $40 per 15 minutes they spend doing it!
Thanks for your help, but now, i'd better just forget about it, it's just not worth the troube!
