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Man with rare antibody saving unborn children becomes blood donor royalty

Arthur Croft has been donating blood for decades, reaching his milestone 500th donation, and is one of only a 170 people in Australia who can produce the anti-D antibody.
A man sits in a chair designed for blood donating. He is wearing a paper crown.

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Bloodby Rachel Holdsworth

Experts raise alarm over PFAS testing approach between city and country

Water scientist Dr Ian Wright says if Sydney Water, the state's largest supplier, can fail to detect contamination like what was found in the Upper Blue Mountains in June, then it could happen anywhere.    
Close up of two hands, palms facing upward, under a tap with running water in a sink.

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Environmental Healthby Xanthe Gregory

Women of the Riverina celebrates regional women

The performance is written, produced and performed by local women, sharing stories from past to present.
Three women stand on a street, facing the sun
Duration: 12 minutes 12 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Womenwith Sam Robinson

These country pubs are surviving without poker-machine profits, but it's a battle against the odds

Some publicans in NSW are ready to lose revenue in order to prioritise social connections. Should they be entitled to tax breaks for refusing to allow the destructive force in their venues?
A smiling, dark-haired woman behind the bar in a country pub.

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Gamblingby Jess Scully

Filipino worker owed 200 hours' worth of pay at time of death, inquest hears

The court has heard the 21-year-old on a 407 training visa in southern NSW was to be paid $134.92 per month to work 10 hours a day for six days a week.
A brick building with a coat of arms and a sign that says "Court House 1987".

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Courtsby Rachel Holdsworth, Jason Katsaras and Jess Scully

Bricks of cocaine featuring Vladimir Putin's photo found in $18m drug bust

A 26-year-old man has faced court after allegedly being caught with 35 kilograms of drugs in the doors of his car on the Hume Highway in southern NSW.
A brick of cocaine appearing to feature the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Drug Offencesby Jess Scully

Lightning cuts across a rainbow in rare and 'short-lived phenomena'

Some parts of New South Wales had more than 50 millimetres of rain over the weekend, but it took much less than that to create the strange pairing of lightning and rainbows at Wagga Wagga.
A bolt of lightning shoots across the sky in front of a partial rainbow arc

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Weather Phenomenaby Amy O'Halloran

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Farmers fear fires after bumper harvest

After years of relentless drought, many farmers in NSW’s west have been celebrating an early harvest and bumper yields but with the joy comes fear.
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds

Source: 7.30

This is what it takes to get through a wet season in northern Australia.

How many fridges and freezers do you own? When the monsoon season leaves you isolated for months on end, you have to be prepared.
A car boot full of groceries
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds

Source: ABC News

Beef's Battleground: Beef and climate change

Critics say that cattle are destroying the environment and accelerating the world’s climate crisis but is beef so bad?
Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC News

Car crashes into Leeton's Roxy Community Theatre

CCTV shows car crashing into front of Leeton's Roxy Community Theatre
Duration: 24 seconds

Source: ABC News

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