Drones, sniffer dogs and boats have been used to find the body of a 16-year-old boy, who disappeared after getting washed away while swimming with friends.
The teenager had been with two other 16-year-olds at the popular swimming spot in country NSW when he vanished.
Townsville residents have been cautiously told they can begin returning to their homes as the city appeared to "dodge a bullet" with easing rainfall.
Residents have been urged not to return to their homes as deadly floods battering Far North Queensland are set to worsen.
Police say the boy could not be found after he went for a swim in the Macquarie River at Dubbo on Monday afternoon.
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South Australia will experience a “low-to-severe-intensity” heat­wave over the next seven days, with temperatures soaring above 30C until at least Saturday.