Today's headlines include:

• A woman is dead and dozens of students have been rescued as torrential rain continues to drench southeast Queensland.
• An accused triple-murderer has appeared in court after the bodies of his wife and two children were discovered in a southwest Sydney home.
• Wildfires are threatening homes in the U.S. state of California, with thousands of residents forced to evacuate.
• And today’s good news: Aussie researchers have named a newly discovered fish species after a Sesame Street character.

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Producer: Elliot Lawry

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