Parts of outback Queensland have been cut off after roads and homes were inundated with floodwater.
A joint operation between border force and WA Police is underway after a boatload of men arrived in the Kimberley, with one man believed to be missing from the group.Police have taken the unusual step of arresting the owner of an e-scooter which caught fire while it was charging and forced people to flee an Adelaide high-rise.A decision by SA Police to send officers to Alice Springs during a staffing shortage, has sparked major division within its ranks.
The New South Wales Illawarra region came into the firing line of the severe storm system which hit the state, drenching parts with a month’s worth of rain in a single dayAs severe storms smashed parts of NSW, residents in south west Sydney were slammed by floodwaters, with many staying behind to protect homes.There's mounting pressure on the Federal government to overhaul the university debt system, HECS, amid claims it's making life harder for younger Australians.
A family uses a tractor to tow a marooned van out of floodwaters on Cornwallis Road, Cornwallis after flooding on the Hawkesbury River.
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