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Washed away: the struggle to make sense of the northern rivers floods, the largest in modern Australian history

In this photo essay, David Maurice Smith captures the savagery of the floods that hit the NSW northern rivers in February 2022, and the devastating aftermath

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023

‘We have to get out’: despair returns to Lismore for those left out by flood buyback program

Many residents in the NSW town are yet to learn what government help – if any – they will get for their damaged homes

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2023

The never-ending fallout of the northern rivers floods: ‘People are just worn down’

In February 2022, the first of two catastrophic floods wiped out communities in the NSW northern rivers. A year on, the crisis is nowhere near over

The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2023