Inland Australia town turns streets into a beach for volleyball contest

Cootamundra, a rural town in Australia, "brings the beach to them" each summer for an annual volleyball competition.

It started 25 years ago, and now boasts 10 courts and almost 200 teams.

People travel from as far as Melbourne and Sydney for the event - including the BBC.

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Katy Watson stands outside a house with a car parked outside of it.

BBC reports from Bondi gunmen's suburban house

BBC News Australia correspondent Katy Watson visited the house in the Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg.

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How Bondi Beach shooting unfolded minute by minute

Correspondent Joe Inwood pieces together what verified footage reveals about how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

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Drone footage shows Bondi Beach gunmen on bridge

Aerial footage appears to show a gunman firing from a bridge in a nearby carpark.

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Video appears to show alleged gunmen on bridge connected to Bondi Beach

Police say 12 people have been killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community, with 29 taken to a hospital - including a child.

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A man in a white top, with his arm around an alleged gunman.

Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

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Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane tail

Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the tail before cutting himself free and continuing with dive.

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Watch Australian teens test out social media on first day of ban

Teenagers affected by Australia's under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their accounts.

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These young Australians grew up with social media - what do they think of the ban?

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban.

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What Australian teens want you to know about the social media ban

The BBC spoke to under-16s in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra who will be banned from social media from December 10.

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A house on fire engulfed by smoke and flames.

'We've lost everything': Australia wildfire rips through homes

Multiple homes were left damaged after a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney.

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Teen influencers on Australia's world-first social media ban

Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BBC spoke to two teenage content creators about how this might change their lives.

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Will Australia's social media ban actually work?

Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - here's everything you need to know in 60 seconds.

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Climate protesters in kayaks disrupt operations at Australian port

Dozens have been arrested during climate protests at one of the world's biggest coal export ports.

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A huge fireball is seen exploding at night, with a tree silhouetted against the explosion.

Watch: Moment huge fireball destroys Sydney waste facility

A large chemical tank was blown into the air by the inferno at North St Mary's in western Sydney, Australia.

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Watch: Three 'Nestflix' peregrine falcons each take flight for the first time

Three peregrine falcon chicks, stars of the "Nestflix" livestream, have finally taken their first flights above the Melbourne city skyline.

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A shark teeth-sized bite in a wind surfboard next to a man with an orange shirt

Watch: Australian windsurfer escapes shark attack

Andy McDonald recalls moment he encountered a shark while windsurfing in Western Australia this week.

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A close-up of a red crab making its way down a road.

Watch: Millions of red crabs begin annual migration on Christmas Island

The island off mainland Australia experiences the event every summer, when around 50 million crabs scuttle down from their homes to the beach to lay eggs.

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Two people in wetsuits and blue protective equipment dive from the bow of a boat into turquoise water.

Watch: Dolphin calf rescued from fishing line entanglement

The mother and calf were spotted in late September, with the young dolphin’s swimming ability noticeably impeded by a fishing line caught around its tail.

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Duck family rescued from busy Australian motorway

Watch: Duck family rescued from busy Australian motorway

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Split screen image with BBC correspondent Katy Watson on the left. She is on a boat near Bondi Beach and is wearing a yellow shirt. On the right is a orange sign that reads shark sighted at a beach.

Watch: How Australia is trying to protect beachgoers from shark attacks

In the wake of a recent fatal shark attack, the BBC is off the coast in Sydney to learn how authorities are trying to protect people.

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