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The ‘father of reconciliation’ says politicians will need courage after the vote, while areas recovering from bushfires are braced for a deluge. Follow the day’s news livehas eased – replaced immediately by flooding fears across the Riverina. Up to 60mm was tipped to fall on fires at Briagolong and Loch Sport on Wednesday. We’ll have more on that soon.
Further north, residents and holidaymakers on the New South Wales south coast endured a nervous night after being warned to take shelter as fire crews battle tounder control. As night fell on the east coast, there were 86 fires burning in NSW, with 29 not contained, and over 1,300 firefighters working to bring the fires under control.
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