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We're in for a sunny day. Expect a top of 26 degrees in Albury-Wodonga.
Catch up on news here:
Charges laid after car crash fatality
A driver has been charged following the death of Jessica McLennan in a June car crash. Read more here.
Tobacco seedlings taken from Eurobin property by ATO, police
Australian Tax Office staff have seized more than 120,000 tobacco plant seedlings during a raid at Eurobin. The crop could have had a potential excise value of more than $10 million, according to ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston. Read more here.
Lawyers on site for bush festival
A law firm will set up a booth at the Strawberry Fields music festival with police expected to catch dozens of drug users and drivers. Read more here.
Veronicas to join Hamish and Andy at formal
It may well be the formal to end all formals. If it wasn’t enough that radio duo Hamish and Andy will host Catholic College Wodonga’s year 10 formal, it has been announced that popstars The Veronicas will also be performing. Read more here.
Border football official says salary cap will prove crucial
The Border’s highest-ranking football official is banking on next year’s salary cap proving the sport’s saviour. Read more here.
State of the nation
ATAR charade: Universities to be forced to increase transparency on admissions
NATIONAL: Universities will be forced to come clean to prospective students about the real ATAR cut-offs for their courses, following recommendations to the Turnbull government from the nation's top higher education panel. Read on.
Trump tapped into ‘troubling strain’, says Obama
INTERNATIONAL: Trump's latest audacious and shameless reworking of what he once said into what suits him now surrounds the American electoral college system, by which the President is elected. Read on.
Moon stuns stargazers night after ‘super moon’ was obscured by clouds
NSW: A massive moon has stunned stargazers in Sydney's east, a day after it was at its closest point to earth since 1948.
1000 words around the globe
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Drug users swap stories, share warnings online in search of safety
NATIONAL: "I realised I was falling through an infinite tunnel … seeing myself living lives I've never lived."
"Great. Now I'm trapped in a dark alien trash compactor … I'm snorkelling face down like the alien-doctors wanted me to?!" Read on.
NSW to become the first state to pass laws protecting Aboriginal language
NSW: The state will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. Read on.
A look at the weather
A low pressure trough is producing showers and storms in the northwest while pushing hot and dry winds into southern parts of WA. A cold front approaching the southwest will bring showers and a cool change. A high in the southeast is leading to generally settled conditions.
Strong wind warnings have been issued today and tomorrow for the Peninsula Coast and Cooktown Coast in Queensland.
Check out the national weather radar here.
On this day …
In 1982: The Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight.
In 1776: British troops capture Fort Washington during American Revolution.