Some rain has fallen in parts of Victoria, and among those celebrating were these kids (pictured).

However, one Victoria farmer says: "‘I won’t get excited until my hair is wet’: This weekend is make or break for farmers";

Podcast: "Mining in the deep blue";

"In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan";

"A carbon tax and some key policy challenges";

"UNESCO expresses ‘utmost concern’ at the state of the Great Barrier Reef";

"The slippery question of how to define a wetland";

"Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuel Facilities";

"DOE Axes $3.7B in Clean Energy Grants—Is America’s Net Zero Future in Jeopardy?";

"Trump​ Is Going to Raise Your Insurance Premiums";

"‘Fast running out of time to turn the tide’: Australia at sea in vast marine heatwave";

"Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals";

"Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows".