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Exhaustion sets in as cost of record flood reaches 'millions' for Eugowra residents

Farmer Tess Herbert says the family farm lost millions of dollars worth of crops when the town of Eugowra in the NSW central west was hit by an 'inland tsunami'.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

AFL Round-Up: Carlton's revival crushed, Richmond's legends run it back, Sydney reach breaking point

An emotional rollercoaster for Carlton, Richmond party like it's 2017 and Sydney reach their tipping point in a potentially defining round nine. We digest the week that was.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

What are the symptoms of RSV and how long is it contagious for? Let's unpack this common cold virus

This respiratory virus is so common that most children will have had at least one infection before they turn two. Most cases are mild, but it can cause severe illness for young children, the elderly and the immunocompromised.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French president Macron

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is preparing a counteroffensive designed to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not to attack Russian territory, while two Russian commanders are killed in fighting near Bakhmut.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Protesters rally outside Banksia Hill Detention Centre to call for better conditions for detainees

Tensions flare as dozens of protesters voice concern over the treatment of inmates at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth following last week's riot.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Geraldton man in his 60s found dead after shipmates tread water for four hours

A man has died and two other people have been treated for hypothermia after spending four hours in the water off the West Australian coast.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Platypuses return to Sydney's Royal National Park after disappearing for decades

The iconic Australian animal is believed to have disappeared from Sydney's Royal National Park after a major chemical spill on the Princes Highway in the 1970s.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Road toll rises in almost every state and territory, putting safety strategy 'badly off course'

Independent monitoring of the national road toll finds deaths on Australia's roads have risen in almost every state and territory, prompting concerns the National Road Safety Strategy is failing.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Concert held to remember the life of Charles Darwin University student as leaders renew calls for change

The life of a 23-year-old international student has been remembered at a concert in Darwin, with community leaders renewing calls for greater government action to prevent crime.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

New generation of Friuli migrants help revive Fogolar Furlan club in Adelaide

A group of young migrants who were struggling to find work in Italy are now helping to reinvigorate a long-running Italian social club in Adelaide, which has been given a new lease on life.

ABC News · May 14, 2023