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The nation's leaders meet today to discuss how to solve packed hospital emergency departments and clogged GP surgeries; The federal opposition calls for more public debate to shape the Voice to Parliament before a referendum; And while emergency flood warnings are over in New South wales, communities in the west remain cut off, but optimistic.

There's been a sharp rise in the number of Australians delaying seeing a GP, filling a prescription, or seeing a mental health professional because of the cost;

As the Foreign Minister warns the Indo Pacific is becoming increasingly dangerous and volatile, a visiting US general says a huge effort will be needed to avoid conflict with China.

A week after the Prime Minister's urgent visit to Alice Springs, a large community meeting has again exposed the divisions in the town over how to tackle a surge in crime

Chinese students are being encouraged to return to Australian universities because of Beijing's snap crackdown on studying online at foreign universities

Ukrainians have faced another deadly barrage from Russian missile strikes a day after Germany and the US pledged to send tanks to Ukraine; Tourism operators in Alice Springs nervous about the town's reputation ahead of the peak winter travel season; And the annual refugee soccer tournament in Darwin helping people make friends in their new home country.

Tanks for Ukraine: the US and Germany pledge to send heavy armour ahead of a possible Russian spring offensive.

New curbs on alcohol in central Australia, as the federal and NT governments try to tackle soaring youth crime and violence;

Can cash handouts fix the nation's shortage of gardeners, blacksmiths and swimming instructors?;

Donald Trump's lawyers fight to keep a grand jury's report into his attempts to overturn the 2020 US election result a secret;

And the 60 year wait for a personal apology for one victim of child sexual abuse.