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Floodwaters in Western Australia's Fitzroy River catchment area continue to rise; the US House of Representatives still without a Speaker and Novak Djokovic likely to miss two key American tournaments if he remains unvaccinated against COVID-19.

In this bulletin: Floodwaters in Western Australia's Fitzroy River catchment area continue to rise, smashing records; U.S. House on track again to reject Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to become House Leader; and in sport, Tennis champion Ash Barty set to return to the sport as a mentor at this year's Australian Open.

Flooding isolates remote Western Australian communities; Russia blames mobile phone use by its soldiers for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike and tennis fans warned to be wary of scalpers ahead of the Australian Open.

Record flooding in Western Australia leaves communities stranded; Kevin McCarthy fails in three rounds of voting as he tries to become speaker of the United States House of Representatives and soccer legend Pele laid to rest.

In this bulletin: record flooding in Western Australia leaves communities stranded; new data shows Australians lost over $8.7 million to job recruitment scams last year; and in sport, Novak Djokovic shows love to Australians following triumphant return to singles action in Adelaide.

Migration to Australia returns to per-pandemic levels; the federal government defends its decision to require Chinese arrivals to do COVID tests and an NFL match is suspended after a player was left in a critical condition.

The identities of those killed in the Gold Coast helicopter crash revealed; the federal government at odds with the Chief Medical Officer over travel restrictions with China and FIFA's President calls on countries across the world to name a stadium after Brazillian soccer great, Pele

In this bulletin: a Sea World Pilot among four people killed in a two helicopter collision on the Gold Coast; thousands of Catholics line up to pay tribute to the late Pope Benedict; and in sport, Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur wins against tennis legend, Rafael Nadal, in the United Cup.

Grave fears after two helicopters collide on the Gold Coast, The federal Treasurer warns Australia won't be completely immune from a global economic downturn, Melbourne City defeats the Wellington Phoenix, 3-1 in the A-League.

Australia's Health Minister defends a decision to impose COVID-19 test requirements on travellers from China, Residents in the New South Wales town of Menindee on high alert, with a record-breaking flood peak expected, The death of a horse at the Perth Cup sparks fresh scrutiny for the racing industry.