The Latest Breaking News from Carine Cusack

Telstra defends NSW flood response, saying lengthy outages unavoidable

Chief executive says if infrastructure is damaged by floods ‘there’s nothing that we can do about that in the short term’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022

Disaster relief payments at last for flooded Northern NSW LGAs after MP Catherine Cusack quits in protest

Thousands more flood-affected Northern Rivers residents are now eligible for federal disaster relief payments, more than a week after their neighbours in a government held electorate.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2022

‘Real venom’: federal government extends NSW flood relief after pressure from local MPs

Flooded residents of Tweed, Byron and Ballina will now receive two extra $1,000 payments per adult

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2022