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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
The New South Wales government is cracking down on plastic waste. Over the next few years, there'll be a whole lot of changes to rules around coffee cups, balloons, and even lollipop sticks. People in New South Wales will no longer be able to intentionally release helium balloons outside. Because after they pop, the plastic floats back down to earth and can impact our wildlife, sea life, and birds. But this is a bigger problem than just party decorations. Every year, more than 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste ends up in landfill in New South Wales alone, so the government has come up with a plan. Plastic bags with handles will get the boot next year. Then, plastic lollipop sticks the year after. By 2028, coffee cups, will also have to be recyclable, and cafes will have to accept customer keep cups, only if they are clean of course. And by 2030 these little soy sauce fish containers will have to be recyclable, and stickers on fruit and vegetables will have to be compostable. Not everyone is happy about all this, some people say it will cost businesses a lot of money to make these changes. But it also has its fair share of support.
QUEENSLAND WEATHER
South-east Queensland is facing some pretty wild weather. Since Wednesday, parts of the state have been hit with almost 300mm of rain, causing flash flooding. While some say that's brought relief after some bushfire emergencies, it did lead to dozens of school closures and hundreds of calls for help yesterday. Authorities are urging people not to drive through floodwaters, after some close calls, including one person who was rescued by a couple of bystanders, one of them who happened to be an ABC reporter. Today, eight schools are still closed, and while rain has eased in some parts, wet conditions are expected to continue over the weekend.
HORSES ON ROADS
New York City has just made a divisive decision to ban horse-drawn carriages from the city's streets. Horse-drawn means things like this, and here in New York City, it's been a traditional mode of transport for more than 160 years. But overnight, lawmakers in the city passed a bill that'll see the industry banned from June 2028. Many support the idea, because of safety and animal welfare concerns, while others say it'll take away people's livelihoods. In Australia, horses and their carriages are considered vehicles, like any car or motorbike, and only in Melbourne's CBD and on some high-speed roads are horse-drawn carriages banned.
FLORIDA PET PARADE
First up, to a dog in a rubbish bin! This is the annual Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade in the US state of Florida. More than 30 pups competed this year, dressed as everything from Lobster, to rubbish bin. Okay no, I know it's meant to be Oscar the Grouch. It's just funny saying rubbish bin.
FIRST WOMAN ICEBERG JUMP
Now to an iceberg in Canada, where a professional daredevil diver is about to make history. Molly Carlson has just become the first woman to dive off an iceberg. It was also Molly's highest backwards dive ever, not to mention the water would have been freezing.
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