As much of Australia enjoys a public holiday, a band of clouds continues to pose a flooding risk across large parts of NSW, with active weather warnings inland and through to the coast.
Coastal and central communities in NSW are bracing for potential flooding with multiple severe weather warnings in place on the eve of a public holiday.
An orphaned koala joey rescued from this year's catastrophic floods in New South Wales has been released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation.
Computer-generated images of flooded offices, fake documents, and receipts for hotel rooms that don't exist are some of the tactics used by people trying to defraud NSW flood recovery grants.