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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer here to take you through a couple of the best overnight stories before Rafqa Touma takes over as your news guide for the day.

Hadi Nazari will be debriefed by rescue teams today after his remarkable 13-day ordeal lost in the Kosciuszko national park wilderness. The 23-year-old was described as “alert” and able to walk after being rescued yesterday but was taken to Cooma hospital last night for checks. The Riverina district commander, Supt Andrew Spliet, said police wanted to hear from him about how he stayed alive and how he protected himself from the daytime heat. More coming up.

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