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It looks like a beautiful week of weather ahead.

Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.

► REDLANDS: EX-Cylone Debbie has soaked Redlands catchments, leading to roads closed, mobile phone towers down, ferry services abandoned, nearly 6000 people without power  and flooding in low lying areas. Full story.

► KATHERINE: Indigenous-owned land in the King River region of Katherine in Australia’s Top End has been placed under a voluntary, 10-year natural resource management scheme. Full story.

► NEWCASTLE: The drug ice has been labelled a “scourge on society”, as offences for the notorious stimulant hit an all-time high in the Hunter Region.

As communities grapple with the drug’s grim effects, new figures show the problem is worsening. Full story.

►TASMANIA: Almost all of Tasmania’s public school teachers are using their own money to buy supplies for their students, according to national data released on Sunday. Full story.

►CANBERRA: Organisers of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race have cancelled the cross-country cycling race after a rider was killed in a collision with a motor vehicle just south of Canberra. Full story.

►BALLARAT:  A Labor MP has accused Wollongong City Council of planning to cover up its use of imported steel. Full story.

► Former deputy mayor of Auburn council Salim Mehajer has been charged with assaulting a Seven News reporter, after earlier allegedly assaulting a taxi driver at the Star Casino in the early hours of Sunday morning. Full story.

► The NSW land titles registry's $190 million-a-year revenue stream could soon start flowing towards the Cayman Islands, documents reveal. Full story.

►Chongyi Feng, the Sydney academic who was prevented from leaving China but who returned to Australia on Sunday morning, says he will continue to return to the country to pursue his research. Full story.

►UNITED STATES: The world has been wrestling with global terrorism by radicals spouting an upside-down version of Sunni Islam for the best part of 20 years.

So it is rather startling to be told that a US presidency just months old not only has a plan to deal with this, but that it is already "working", as Kori Schake put it in Foreign Policy. Full story.

►DELHI: An Indian doctor's decision to alter society's negative attitude towards girls by delivering baby girls free of charge is inspiring other doctors. Full story.

►Bangkok:  Shortly before sunrise on September 3, 2012 a black Ferrari slammed into a motorcycle policeman, dragging his mangled body along a Bangkok street, before speeding away. Full story.

1953:  "TV Guide" was published for the first time. 

1964: The Beatles had their fourth UK No.1 single with 'Can't Buy Me Love.' With advanced sales of over 2.1 million, it holds the record for the greatest advanced orders for a single in the UK.

2000: A U.S. federal judge ruled that Microsoft had violated U.S. antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors. Microsoft said that they would appeal the ruling. 

2000: The Nasdaq set a one-day record when it lost 349.15 points to close at 4,233.68. 

2010: The first Apple iPad was released. 

Today’s ‘local face’ is Andy Wharton, Asian Pacific National champion sailor, Melges 24 International class 2017. Read on to find out more.