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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