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The summer drowning toll continues to rise after a swimmer died on the NSW far north coast as lifesavers plead for people to be careful in and around the water.

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Officer drowns in rip after saving teen

An off-duty NSW police officer has drowned in a rip after saving a 14-year-old boy who got stuck in the current at an unpatrolled beach on the south coast.

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Qld to top grim national road toll

Queensland is set to top the nation's road death tolls in 2022 with a rise in fatalities being recorded by every state that's reported its figures.

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Off-duty police officer drowns at Narooma beach after rescuing son stuck in rip

Authorities in NSW urge beachgoers to be careful after a 45-year-old man drowns while rescuing his teenaged son from a rip on the state's far South Coast.

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'It's devastating': Off-duty officer drowns rescuing son on South Coast

The father managed to push his son to safety, but was swept further out himself.

The Canberra Times

Cowboy thrown and gored to death as bull runs riot in New Year's Eve rodeo tragedy

The unidentified cowboy, 25, from New South Wales in Australia, was thrown off the bull's back while riding in the novice category of the popular annual Warwick and Rodeo Society event at around 8pm last night

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NSW driver charged over police crash

A NSW man has allegedly driven head-on into police after avoiding a roadside breath test, putting two officers in hospital with one requiring surgery.

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Menindee residents on flood alert as Darling River continues to rise threatening more homes

Residents in far western NSW face an uncertain couple of days as the swollen Darling River continues to rise and threatens more properties and homes.

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Evacuated outback town faces record floods

Floodwaters in the far western NSW town of Menindee are expected to break records after residents were forced to evacuate.

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Rodeo rider dies after being kicked by bull in Warwick, in Queensland's Southern Downs

The 25-year-old from New South Wales was competing in the novice bull-riding competition at the Warwick New Year's Eve Show last night.

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Family spends Christmas night stranded in NSW's Mount Boss forest after GPS leads them astray

When Karma Norman and Barry Lovell set out with their three children to spend Christmas afternoon at a NSW swimming hole, they were not expecting to spend the night in the bush.

ABC News

Our most read stories of 2022 start off bleak, but there's good news in there, too

There were still key moments where Canberrans came together, showing the community spirit that defines the capital.

The Canberra Times

Flood evacuees return, others await peak

Residents in an outback town will spend New Year's Eve worried about flooding as Top End communities return home a week after a rare inundation.

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'Dodgy' NSW cabbies gazumping passengers

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has warned tax drivers not to "rip off" passengers by negotiating prices without turning on their meters.

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Endangered quolls given 'second chance' at Barrington sanctuary

In a "globally significant moment" which gives a near-extinct species a second lease at survival, 10 eastern quolls have been released into a NSW nature reserve.

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NSW Police, ambos urge common sense on NYE

Common sense is the main message authorities have for people celebrating New Year's Eve across NSW, with one million revellers expected around Sydney Harbour.

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Red Cross marks busiest year yet in NSW

The Red Cross says there were just 36 days in NSW this year when the humanitarian aid and community services charity was not responding to a disaster.

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NSW township bracing for record flood peak

Residents of the far west NSW township of Menindee may yet to be hit with record levels of flooding as large volumes of dam water are released.

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The Canberra Times

Concerns for welfare of missing 12-year-old girl

Family and police are concerned for the welfare of a girl who went missing from Queanbeyan on Thursday. NSW police said Chloe Page, 12, was last seen at home in Karabar, about 1pm Thursday. "Police and family hold concerns for her welfare due to her age," they said in a…

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NSW issues flood warning for Menindee

A flood emergency warning has been issued for Menindee township in NSW's far west as the Darling River rises swiftly, with residents urged to evacuate.

ABC News

SES issues evacuation order for Menindee residents as peak Darling River floodwaters near

The New South Wales service is directing people in Menindee to evacuate before 10am today, with the Darling River expected to peak at 10.7 metres Saturday morning.

The Canberra Times

Eleven drownings since Christmas, and beaches aren't the biggest danger

The period between Christmas and January 2 is considered drowning season.

AAP

Airport-sized farmland illegally cleared

Native trees and vegetation in an area larger than Sydney Airport were illegally cleared and burnt on a northern NSW farm, a court has found.

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Grandpa tells cops of burglary, loses guns

A bus-driving grandfather had his gun licence revoked after warning NSW Police his daughter and her partner had threatened to steal his firearms.

ABC News

Citizen scientist 'stoked' to discover new species of mould in New South Wales rainforest

It feeds on meat-eating fungi, is invisible to the naked eye, and was discovered by accident in a New South Wales rainforest before being named after the man who found it.

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