In this bulletin;
- Massive clean up efforts underway for residents in Taree;
- Kyiv under attack as Ukraine, Russia begin major prisoner swap;
- In sport, Tottenham fans welcome their Europa League winners back home.
There has been a massive cleanup effort in Taree, following intense flooding, with an army of volunteers helping businesses.
Water rose to neck height in some areas, destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock.
Tanya Brown who owns a local music store in the town for 30 years with her husband spoke to SBS News.
She says in the 2021 floods they lost about $350-thousand in shop fittings and stock, and estimates about $700-thousand or more in losses this time around.
"There was a thing about whether we were flooded or storm water, all in the CBD - we don't get flooded, we get storm water because we're in a bit of a gully. When the river comes up there's no way for the water to go. So it becomes a bit of a reservoir, and that's what we get. But because the water hung around for a lot longer, we've got a bit more of a mess to clean up this time."
Speaking shortly after, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns commended Taree's local MP, Tanya Thompson.
"It's a community that's been hit really hard, but they are resilient and tough. Obviously sad about what they had to go through in 2021 and these latest floods but I think it's best by their local MP."
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Queensland police are expanding their search area for missing teenager Phoebe Bishop, who was last seen near Bundaberg airport in southern Queensland in the morning of May 15.
It's understood that she had booked a trip to Western Australia, but has not been seen or heard from since.
CCTV footage indicates the 17-year-old never entered the airport.
Her mother Kylie Johnson has shared the heartbreaking toll into the week-long investigation of her daughter's suspicious disappearance on Facebook.
Ms Johnson posted saying, as another day starts it's getting harder to breathe and the numbness that they are feeling with not knowing what happened is eating at them.
Criminologist from the Central Queensland University, Dr Xanthe Mallett spoke to Channel Seven's Sunrise news program.
"There's no exact timeline for a case of this nature but certainly nine days is a very long time for a young girl to go missing and not be heard of and certainly the police are still seeking public assistance with this case. They are still building that timeline trying to determine exactly where she went and when and with whom. It's still very much an open investigation."
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Russia has attacked Ukraine's capital Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles, injuring at least eight people.
Witnesses saw successive drones fly over Kyiv, and a series of explosions jolted the city.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two residents had required hospital treatment and that air defence units were in action.
The overnight strikes followed several days of Ukrainian drone attacks - some 800 attacks - on targets inside Russia, including the capital Moscow.
Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners and say they will free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far.
Ceasefire efforts have so far failed, despite the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told media that Moscow is willing to share peace terms with Kyiv once the prisoner swap is complete.
"We are actively working on the second part of the agreements, which provides for the preparation by each of the parties of a draft document outlining the conditions for achieving a sustainable, long-term, comprehensive agreement on the settlement."
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The European Union's Trade Commissioner has said that the 27-member bloc is fully engaged and committed to securing a trade deal with the US based on respect and not threats.
It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 50 per cent tariff on all goods sent to the US from the EU.
Maros Sefcovic's comments after his call with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
He says the EU-US trade relationship is unmatched and must be guided by mutual respect, not threats, and that they stand ready to defend their interests.
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And in football,
Tens of thousands of fans gathered on the streets of north London to celebrate Tottenham Hotspur's Europe League title win.
The team paraded their trophy an open-topped bus after a 17-year trophy drought, with their last win in 1984.
Earlier in the week, Brennan Johnson's goal earned Australian coach Ange Postecoglou's side a 1-nil win against Manchester United in the finals in Spain's Bilbao city.
The club's South Korean captain Son Heung-Min says he dreamt of the moment and it finally happened, adding that he's proud to be a part of the club.
Postecoglou says he is pleased they were able to deliver for the supporters.
"As much as you kind of understand, you know, what a trophy would mean to these people. It's just seeing them out there today, it’s just, it's why we do what we do. You know, that's the priceless bit. You know, for this feeling and I’m super pleased that these boys could deliver. And this is why we deliver for the supporters."
