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Man’s body found inside flooded NSW home

Tens of thousands of people are isolated, and hundreds have been rescued from disastrous flooding.

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Tens of thousands of people are isolated, and hundreds have been rescued from disastrous flooding as intense rainfall continues to pound NSW.

Rescues by air as record floods swallow towns

Over 150 people have been taken to safety and hundreds more are isolated.

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The NSW is enduring wild flooding.

From red to green: The Outback like you’ve never seen it

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From dust to dazzling — Outback Queensland transforms after record-breaking rain.

Deadly infectious disease claims life amid wet weather surge

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Another man has died with melioidosis in Queensland this week.

The Mother’s Day gift with a prehistoric twist

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Joanne Wilkinson and Jo Pegler - The two women shaped the Eromanga Natural History Museum for over 20 years.

Concerns grow over animal-to-human transmission of deadly melioidosis bacteria

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Petri dish showing the bacterial growth of melioidosis next to a cat with an eye infection caused by the bacteria.