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Indigenous rangers are "the eyes and ears for north Australia", keeping wildlife safe from ghost nets and coastlines free from rubbish. Technology is giving them new ways to watch the coasts.

A high pressure system with a ridge over the Tasman Sea extends into far northeastern New South Wales while a trough lies in the state's west, triggering widespread showers and thunderstorms.