Today's headlines include:

Matt Canavan has outlined his agenda as the new Nationals leader, telling reporters, “we have to fight back for Australians.”
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has cleared former Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his involvement in the illegal robodebt scheme, while two others have been found to be corrupt.
Hundreds of people have fled their homes as floodwaters threaten regional communities in central Queensland.
And today’s good news: Two small marsupials thought to have gone extinct over 6,000 years ago have been found alive by Aussie researchers.

Reporting with AAP.

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