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The NSW residents that have just days to claim $1000 payment

Are you eligible for the cash? Find out here.

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Millions of Australians could still be eligible to get $1500 off their tax this year.

Police warn of hidden danger spotted in Queensland floodwaters

As record-breaking floods slowly ease in Burketown, residents have been warned of unseen hazards.

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Residents who refused to evacuate their homes in far north Queensland are being urged by police to stay out of the floodwater with crocodiles spotted in the debris.

Watch: Spectacular eruption of Indonesian volcano

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Mount Merapi releases volcanic materials during an eruption in Sleman, Indonesia on Saturday.

Record flooding as large areas across Queensland smashed by storms

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The Albert River at Burketown in Queensland has already surpassed the record 6.78m flood of 2011. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

At least 30 dead as bodies buried under mud in Indonesia landslide

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Dozens of people are still missing after a landslide hit a village on Serasan Island in Indonesia. (AP PHOTO)

The stinky reason tourists are avoiding SA beaches

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Businesses along beaches in SA’s south coast have noticed less foot traffic during the last few months when millions of carp washed up on the sand.