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When Taraidh became quadriplegic 18 months ago, it turned his family's emergency plans on their head. A new program is helping equip people like him with the tools they need to prepare. 

The Wagonga lady is one of more than 1,700 ancestors returned to Australia from overseas collections in the past three decades, but many more remain to be found and returned. 

<p>Towns in the Central West of NSW have been inundated by floodwaters this week.  Residents of Forbes were told to leave town with the Lachlan River forecast to hit a new record. There were wild scenes across a number of small towns on Monday: more than 100 people were rescued b ... Show More

Hurricane Milton lands in Florida, leaving destruction and millions without power in its wake. Andrew Freedman explains what to expect next from the storm. Plus: we preview the US Supreme Court’s new term, Finland’s new population growth policies and some new music from Turkey.Se ... Show More

<p><strong>Hurricane Milton on track to hit Florida as a major Category 3 storm; President Biden sending more troops to the storm zone to help after Hurricane Helene; Fire breaks out on a Frontier Airliner; and more on tonight’s broadcast.</strong></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecas ... Show More

<p>Australians will be heading to the polls to vote in a federal election in 2025, and nuclear power is shaping up to be a key battleground.<br>Labor is pushing ahead with renewables as the key source of green energy for Australia, but the Coalition thinks building reactors is th ... Show More

<p>Louisiana grapples with power outages and flooding as Hurricane Francine heads inland; State of emergency expands as western fires spread; SpaceX crew performs historic spacewalk; and more on tonight’s broadcast.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a hre ... Show More

The West Coast is preparing for a serious rain event with the Met Service now warning of up to 62 hours of heavy rain forecast between Tuesday and Thursday. Orange heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the Westland District, Otago and Fiordland - along with gale force ... Show More

<p><strong>State of emergency in South Carolina as wildfires prompt evacuations; Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to sign rare minerals deal with U.S.; White House faces growing backlash over cuts to federal workforce; and more on tonight’s broadcast.</strong></p><br/> <p>Hosted b ... Show More