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Man wearing hi-vis jacket stands in thigh-deep floodwaters as far as the eye can see
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The weather system that has caused record flooding in NSW this week may have moved south, but the sheer volume of water and overnight bursts of rain mean communities are still on high alert.

Screenshot of alleged assault of Chinese migrant
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Two 12-year-old girls have been charged with assault and granted conditional bail after allegedly attacking a Chinese woman and her husband in a Sydney park.

An image of sandstone buildings against a blue sky
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New Zealand is opening a series of charter schools and giving them "considerable flexibility" when it comes to the curriculum, but education scholars point to the US as they warn against the policy. 

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An angry-looking Meghann Fahy sits on the steps of a grand-looking house holding a basket of fruit.
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Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock are two estranged sisters split down class lines in the latest drama from Netflix offering schadenfreude as a balm for cost-of-living anxieties.

Three people work intently around rocks.
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The latest findings from a study of the impacts of industrial air emissions on rock art in WA's Pilbara suggests rocks located closer to industry are more degraded than those further away.

A man in a suit looks on, surrounded by flowers.
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A display of Australian Great Sun Orchids at London's Chelsea Flower Show is awarded a gold medal by the Royal Horticultural Society's notoriously strict judging team.

JJ holding the Eurovision trophy while singing as confetti flutters down
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From Eurovision to the Europa League and a Liberal-National break-up in between, this week was a big one on the news front. Test yourself on how much you remember.