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The assault is believed to have occurred in Newtown at around 4.30am.

A neighbour had to jump out of the way of a ute to save his life after it crashed through the front yard of the home he was working on in Sydney's north-west.

The ute left the road and drove across the front lawn of three homes, hit multiple cars and crashed into a carport on Quakers Road in Quakers Hill.

Aerial footage shows a trail of destruction stretching from the road to where the ute came to a stop at the front of the house.

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9News understands the ute driver was not injured.

Sooajdaap Vark said he was standing in the middle of a driveway when he heard "a really loud bang".

"I was right in the middle of the way of the vehicle and I had to jump… to save my life," Vark said.

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A woman living in the home where the car crashed said she was "really scared" and was reading a book at the time.

The ute was picked up by a tow truck at about 1.45pm.

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A variety of brands and products are being pulled from the shelves

The man denies the Crown’s claims he tried to kill his wife by driving off a cliff.

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A series of controversial text messages that may have influenced Constable Zachary Rolfe's defence to a murder charge were not meant for him, an inquest has been told.

Rolfe fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker, 19, three times as he resisted arrest in Yuendumu, northwest of Alice Springs, on November 9, 2019.

Afterwards, Rolfe received text messages telling him to justify his intent as self-defence against "the s— c— (who) was telling him that he was going to stab the police".

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But Sergeant Ian Nankivell, who wrote the messages, told the inquest into the fatal shooting he "emphatically denied" that the messages were for Rolfe.

Nankivell had sent the messages to a close friend of Rolfe, Constable Mitchell Hansen.

In November, Hansen told the inquest that Nankivell had sent the messages to him to forward to Rolfe.

The messages outlined an acronym "IAMO plus P" standing for intent, ability, means, opportunity and preclusion, that Patrick Coleridge, counsel assisting the coroner, said could be seen as a template for justifying Rolfe's shooting of Walker.

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Nankivell said the acronym had been part of his police force training in Victoria.

"It's nothing about justification, it's about mental health," he said on Thursday.

When asked about his use of the word "critics" in the text messages, he said it referred to self-criticism, not external critics. "The IAMO plus P is designed just to guide you through the process (of thinking) when your mind is full fog and dread," he said.

The messages were never intended to be seen by anyone other than Hansen, he said, despite also acknowledging that he was not close to Hansen nor did they have any relationship outside work.

Rolfe was found not guilty by a Supreme Court jury of Walker's murder.

The inquest in Alice Springs continues, with other members of the NT Police Force, including Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter, expected to give evidence over the next two weeks.

Some of the slips on the line between Northland and Auckland are still being assessed.

Australians wanting to access their My Health Record on their phones are now able to do so via a new mobile app, after the Digital Health Agency launched My Health.

The app was created following a 292 per cent jump in views of My Health Record in the 2021-22 financial year, and will give Australians access to a range of other medical information.

Here's everything you need to know about the My Health app.

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How can I download the My Health app?

The My Health app is free to download on iPhones and Android devices. Android users need to have operating system 9 (which came out in August 2018) or up to run the app, while iPhones need to be running iOS 15 (which was released in 2021) or up to be compatible.

The app is listed as "my health gov" in both the App Store and Google Play Store, and can be found by clicking the following links for Apple and Android phones.

An internet connection is required to use the app even after it has been downloaded.

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What information is available in the My Health app?

Users can link their My Health Record to the My Health app to quickly access that information and uploaded documents on their phones.

That includes:

• Medical timeline
• Medicine information and history
• Pathology results, including for COVID-19 swabs, and respiratory test results
• Vaccination history and upcoming jabs
• Allergies
• Discharge summaries
• Care planning documents

The Australian Digital Health Agency says any information will be automatically downloaded onto the app as soon as it has been added to the linked My Health Record.

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Users can also share documents with other people, such as healthcare providers or carers, and view other records they have been authorised to access, like those of their young children.

However, it is not possible to add information in the app – to add or change data, users need to do so directly through My Health Record via MyGov.

What security features does the app have?

The Australian Digital Health Agency says its app has a number of security features to protect user information.

"My Health is fortified with robust data protection mechanisms to secure consumers' health information against external interference and is fully integrated with end-to-end encryption with the My Health Record platform," it said.

"A seamless connection between the app and the platform is made by leveraging the new Health API Gateway."

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You can see all the details about how My Health treats sensitive and personal information at its privacy policy.

Unlike government applications like the Medicare app, which requires users to log into MyGov before they can access the app, My Health doesn't require you to log into My Health Record.

Instead, it relies on device security – like your existing PIN or fingerprint login – and users are encouraged to set up an additional six-digit PIN to access the app.

Bluesfest has dropped Sticky Fingers from its 2023 line-up after two other big acts pulled out over the controversial Sydney band's inclusion.

The Byron Bay festival has been embroiled in a war of words after organisers announced Sticky Fingers would perform and issued a statement today stating the band would "step off" the April lineup.

"Bluesfest cannot, sadly, continue to support Sticky Fingers by having them play our 2023 edition, and we apologise to those artists, sponsors and any others we involved in this matter through our mistaken belief that forgiveness and redemption are the rock on which our society is built," festival organisers said.

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Last week, Sampa the Great and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, refused to perform after Bluesfest threw its support behind Sticky Fingers.

The controversy around the band is based on allegations from 2016 that Sticky Fingers frontman Dylan Frost physically threatened Indigenous singer-songwriter Thelma Plum.

He later apologised on Instagram, saying he was "ashamed" and that "violence against women is never OK".

Two years later, Frost allegedly became involved in a verbal altercation at a Sydney pub and was subsequently kicked out.

Bluesfest noted Frost's mental health issues in its statement today.

"The narrative that they continue to deserve to be cancelled, as well as anyone who publicly supports them, is difficult to accept, wherein a portion of society and media passes eternal judgment toward those, in this case, a diagnosed mentally ill person whom we feel doesn't deserve the continued public scrutiny he's being given," the statement said.

"We thank everyone who has contacted us and advised their support in this matter, especially those suffering from a mental illness who feel they cannot have their illness supported in a manner whereby they feel included in society."

But the festival has continued to defend the band despite dropping the performers from the line-up.

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The festival said it plans to put the controversy behind it to present the "best-ever edition of Bluesfest… proudly".

Sticky Fingers has previously been contacted for comment on the controversy at Bluesfest.

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The Northern Territory's record-breaking deluge continues, as an evacuation mission is underway to relocate hundreds of residents from remote flooded townships to temporary housing.

A slew of flood watches, and a dangerous weather warning, are in place as a tropical low tracks southwards.

A severe weather warning is in place for Barkly and parts of Carpentaria, Gregory and Tanami districts.

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The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said "six-hourly rainfall totals between 90 to 140 mm are possible".

The Victoria River at Kalkarindji is currently at 14.75 metres and expected to remain above the major flood level of 14-metres until this evening.

"Further rainfall totals of 10-25 mm with possible isolated heavier falls are forecast for Thursday, which may prolong the major flooding," the bureau said. 

The Victoria at Dashwood Crossing and Victoria River Crossing is "rising", and sits above 15.2-metres.

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An emergency declaration was made for the Gregory District, which includes the communities of Daguragu, Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole, Palumpa and Yarralin, yesterday after the upper Victoria River burst its banks.

Around 700 people are in the midst of being relocated by air to Katherine, and bussed to Darwin, into temporary accommodation.

Regional Controller Commander Daniel Bacon said the community was completely cut off.

"Access roads to the communities have been cut," he said.

"Daguragu has been isolated by floodwaters for two days and inundation of these communities is likely tonight."

9News reporter said flood-affected residents are still waiting at Kalkarindji, to be evacuated to Katherine and Darwin.

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It comes as two tropical cyclones – Kevin and Judy – spin off Queensland's coast.

The systems are not expected to make landfall, however they will play "follow the leader", Weatherzone said. 

"While Kevin and Judy have followed different paths to get to their current positions, their future track is going to be very similar," it said.

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"Both tropical cyclones are expected to follow the same general path towards the southeast over the next few days, with Kevin following Judy.

"Most forecast models suggest the two cyclones will remain about 1400 to 1500 km apart until at least Saturday, which should be far enough to prevent them from directly influencing each other."

Tropical Cyclone Kevin, a Category 1 system, will impact parts of Vanuatu during the next 48 hours.