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Tragedy in the floods, two men have been found dead in their cars in two states hit by torrential rain; and while some begin the clean-up, others, like residents at Wiseman's Ferry on the Hawkesbury River, are still waiting for the water to fall.

The flood disaster continues, helicopters deliver food and riverside communities report chaos. We'll take you to the flood zones and check in with our reporter at Windsor near Sydney, battling the spreading Hawkesbury River; and the Prime Minister insists he's now heard women and he welcomes a spotlight on misogyny, but then he shares a rumour of harassment at a media company, why?

Immense flooding devastates communities across New South Wales, PM speaks with ABC reporters in the flood zones and hears from people whose lives, livelihoods, and livestock, are now under water; and a mayday from live music performers who say they're still struggling to recover from the pandemic downturn.

The big chill between superpowers, as the US "shirt-fronts" China and Russia's Vladimir Putin; It comes as the American military outlines plans to build a massive new missile defence base on the island of Guam; And back home an inquiry into foreign influence at our universities hears that cyber attacks are on the rise.

His idea of a sexual consent app, is widely panned, but NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller insists he’s happy to have contributed to the conversation; and unemployment falls further, but JobKeeper ends soon and if you're young, finding work remains particularly hard.

The vaccine arrives for older Australians, but with no easy online booking system, there's chaos and a plea not to badger local GPs; and Australia rushes thousands of vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea, as it struggles with an accelerating COVID outbreak.

The Astra Zeneca vaccine is safe and will continue to be given in Australia, officials say, so why is much of Europe hitting pause? And domestic violence support groups aghast at a government plan for survivors to dive into their superannuation in a crisis.

A day of action for women furious at the violence and fear that still marks their lives, declaring the system is broken. We'll meet some of the many thousands who joined rallies across Australia. And we hear from Australia's first female Olympic cyclist, who's calling for more research into brain injuries suffered by women athletes.

A new potential witness says he's prepared to testify about the rape allegation against the Attorney-General; We'll meet the Sydney schoolgirl who's so angry about the police handling of sexual assault complaints, she's teed up a rally and is speaking out about her own experience; And as US President Biden promises to offer every American a vaccine by May, we'll examine whether Australia is moving too slowly in the vaccine rollout.

Australia's vaccination timetable could stretch into next year and authorities are getting more cautious about setting interim targets at all; and America's top military commander in the Indo-Pacific raises fears of Chinese aggression - suggesting a move against Taiwan could happen sooner than expected.