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The New South Wales Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane says the state government's decision to agree on a gun buyback scheme with the Commonwealth doesn't address "the real issue".The minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme has refused to commit to delaying removing participants from the scheme until new state-based supports are in place.Search and rescue officials in Indonesia say some villages have been completely buried after a powerful earthquake hit off the coast of Flores Island on Saturday, leaving 47 dead. Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode.For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.

Search and rescue officials in Indonesia say some villages have been completely buried after a large earthquake off the coast of Flores Island.

Hurricane Lala is churning off Hawaii's coast, threatening the Big Island with its first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years.

The federal government has confirmed it has slowed down the processing of new working holiday visas that allow travellers to extend their stay in Australia by working in regional or remote areas.

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NSW will become the first state to sign up to the federal government's gun buyback scheme, announced following the December 14 Bondi Beach terror attack.

Dozens of people are recovering from injuries after the powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the eastern Indonesian island of Flores. 

A gun buyback scheme will be introduced in New South Wales from early November, making it the first jurisdiction to agree on the reforms in tandem with the federal government. 

Authorities have ordered people on Hawaii's Big Island to shelter in place as a powerful hurricane heads towards the island. 

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Rescue workers in Indonesia have yet to reach the region closest to the epicentre of a powerful earthquake, which struck off the eastern Indonesian island of Flores, and claimed at least 47 lives.

The federal government has quietly paused applications for working holiday visas for 24 countries amidst mounting pressure to reduce net migration numbers. 

New South Wales will be the first national jurisdiction to introduce a gun buyback scheme with the federal government, aimed at tightening gun ownership in the state after the Bondi terrorist attack last December.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned Israel's latest round of strikes on southern Lebanon, saying they send a clear message about the next round of negotiations.The first Aboriginal woman to lead a Commonwealth government department, Pat Turner, has been named as the NAIDOC Awards Person of the Year. 

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Authorities in Indonesia say rescuers are racing to recover victims and evacuate residents from the city of Maumere on Flores island, after a massive earthquake that's killed at least five people.