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NSW FLOOD UPDATEThe rain might be starting to ease, but the floods are certainly not over in New South Wales. Many parts of the state are still being told to evacuate, and the Bureau of Meteorology says the next few days could bring the worst flooding we've seen. A week ago these guys popped down to crescent head caravan park for a holiday. Now they're stuck. 9 hours and 852km south in Temora, Billy has experienced a lot of the same. More than 20,000 people having to be evacuated from their homes. Today, blue skies and some sunshine have finally returned in parts of the state. But even with the sun back out, it's still going to be a while before the flood water clears, and for many, the cleanup from the flood is only just beginning.

MCG CROWDSAustralia could soon host the biggest sports crowd the world's seen, since the start of the pandemic! Up to 75,000 people will be allowed in to the MCG to watch Carlton take on Collingwood on Thursday night. This week, Victoria recorded its first day of being completely COVID free for the first time this year. AFL Boss Gil McLachlan's hoping that if things continue to go well, a full house of 100,000 fans will be allowed in to the G for the big Anzac Day clash.

SPACE JUNKThere's a lot of rubbish on earth. But did you know there's also a lot of rubbish in space, and it's causing plenty of problems. It's made up of things like old, broken satellites, and bits of rockets and spacecraft from previous missions. Right now, there are thousands tonnes of junk orbiting above earth, some traveling at speeds of around 28,000 kays an hour, so if they run into working satellites it doesn't end well. With about 10,000 or more satellites launching in the next decade, the problem's only going to get worse. So how do we clean it up? Well, by sending more stuff into space! Meet ELSA-d, a little gold-wrapped satellite with a brain. ELSA-d can figure out where space junk is and grab it with this nifty robotic arm. Then when it's mission is complete, and it's collected enough junk, it heads back into the earth's atmosphere where it burns up along with all the rubbish it's collected! If ELSA-d's successful in its mission over the next couple of months, we may start to see more of these tiny space janitors up in the stars helping to make space travel safer.

HOLI FESTIVALHoli is a festival that's all about colour! Well, it's actually an important Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of spring and of good triumphing over evil. But colour is definitely a big part. It usually only lasts for a day, but in some of India's northern districts, the celebrations last for almost 10 days! However, COVID's still causing some big problems in India, so it's expected more people will stay at home and away from the crowds this year.

BANKSY AUCTION RECORDBanksy has just broken a Banksy record with this artwork selling at auction for a whopping 30 million dollars. It was gifted to a hospital in the UK last year, as a tribute to workers in the British health service. The proceeds will go towards projects for healthcare workers and patients.

GOAT SURFERAnd finally, buckle up, because you're about to meet one pretty colourful character. Surfboards, goats, you can probably work this one out. Pismo the goat and his owner Dana ride the seven seas, or maybe just the Californian coast, all in the name of fun and encouraging people to get out onto the water.

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