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The latest incident, following extensive flooding upstream, came after a wide scale fish kill in Menindee during a drought five years ago.

The inquiry will canvass prior environmental conditions, management and sufficiency of water flow during the event and whether monitoring data and other information could predict future fish kill events.

The adequacy of government agencies’ response, including in terms of public health, is also in the terms of reference.

The probe will run alongside an investigation by the Environment Protection Authority, which is treating the fish kill as a pollution incident.

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Earlier in the day he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and discussed his country’s planned counteroffensive.

He was also in Germany, in the western city of Aachen, to receive the prestigious International Charlemagne Prize, awarded to him and the people of Ukraine.

On Saturday, he met Pope Francis and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome.

Russia stepped up attacks across Ukraine with drones and missiles over the weekend.

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“We’ll be doing the beaches around Walkers Rock, and we’ll be checking for any signs that might point to what occurred,” Superintendent Paul Bahr told ABC Radio today.

“We continued the search along the shore along Walkers Rock yesterday. We did find a few items of interest that we’ve now collected.

“We are in the process of putting together a report which will go to the coroner.”

Bahr said crews and volunteers were searching the high-tide marks for any more debris.

Saturday’s incident occurred near a reef break popular with surfers in an area with a history of shark attacks.

Baccanello joined the local Elliston Area School at the beginning of the year.

Education Minister Blair Boyer said he was a loved teacher and member of the local community.

“There will be a very long period of grief. Particularly for young kids at the school coming to terms with the loss of their teacher,” Boyer said.

“The circumstances of it will add and compound that grief.”

Boyer said the department had put support services in place for the teacher’s colleagues and students.

The minister said he had spoken with principal Chad Fleming and other community leaders to ensure they had everything they needed.

Boyer said he had not spoken to the teacher’s family in line with their wishes for privacy, but was ready to do so at any time.

Fleming said Baccanello was a valued colleague and a true friend to everyone.

“With his dedication to education and an enthusiastic and positive approach to learning and life, Simon showed care and respect to everyone,” he said.

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Now it’s a topic that is getting some attention in government.

Aged Care Minister Annika Wells has announced that $12.9 million of the $36 billion aged care budget will be spent on improving the quality of food for older people.

The government will set up a food unit in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission with a brief to improve food, nutrition and the dining experience.

This will include up to 720 provider spot checks annually, with 10 per cent of spot checks of the highest risk services to have accompanying dietitians.

One of the most intriguing parts of the announcement is a new food “hotline” for food complaints and advice to be established and staffed by specialists.

This gives older people and their families an outlet to raise concerns. Of course, the calls will be triaged based on the nature and level of risk to older people.