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Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter floods: Washington demands flood assistance as Port Stephens is left in the lurch

Disaster-declared towns like Maitland and Dungog breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, while on the other side of the Hunter River, suburbs that succumbed to rising floodwaters have been left in the lurch.

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits

It was a sharp contrast. Similar disasters, very different politics.

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NZ PM sends condolences over NSW floods

Jacinda Ardern has expressed her condolences over the NSW flood crisis during a meeting with Premier Dominic Perrottet.

AAP

Flood threat moves north as Sydney area emergency eases

Floodwaters are receding in Sydney and its surrounding area as heavy rain threatens to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city

The Independent UK

Criticism of Albanese’s overseas trips is absurd, but the PM finds it’s no holiday at home either

There are good reasons for the prime minister’s travel abroad – but there are also compelling domestic problems to address

The Guardian - AU

PM Anthony Albanese identifies ‘long-term’ solution to relentless floods

Mr Albanese said reducing Australia's contribution to global climate change was a “long-term solution” in response to increasingly frequent floods.

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Albanese Went The Fk In On People Comparing His Overseas Travel To Morrison’s Hawaii Vacay

He slammed the critiques as "beyond contempt".

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Homes of 85,000 People at Risk, but Rain Eases Around Sydney

Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia’s largest city. While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes remained at…

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Anthony Albanese faces first test leading during a natural disaster in flood-ravaged north-west Sydney

Prime minister joins NSW premier to visit Windsor, an area that has endured four flood emergencies in a little over a year

The Guardian - AU

EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergecies

Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild

The Independent UK

Anthony Albanese says comparing his Ukraine visit to Scott Morrison’s Hawaii holiday ‘beyond contempt’

PM defends his response to NSW floods crisis, saying federal Coalition didn’t ‘get the memo about the new politics’

The Guardian - AU

Federal government pledges $1,000 disaster payment for NSW flood victims as threat moves north

Deluge moves to Hunter and mid-north coast as Anthony Albanese announces one-off payment to people in 23 areas

The Guardian - AU

Homes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney

Floodwaters have inundated or are threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney

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Former NSW attorney general quits politics

Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton has announced she will make her exit from politics at the next election.

ABC News

NSW floods updates: High tide pushes up water levels on NSW Central Coast after downpour — as it happened

Residents on the NSW Central Coast say the flooding they experienced on Wednesday was the worst they have ever seen — as it happened.

AAP

PM triggers federal flood support payments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will tour flood-affected communities in NSW alongside Premier Dominic Perrottet.

The Independent UK

Thousands more evacuate from Sydney as region receives same rainfall in four days that London gets in a year

This is the fourth flood emergency to hit the city in 16 months

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Daily Mirror

Sydney floods: Thousands evacuated as 12 months of rain falls in days causing mayhem

Parts of Sydney in Australia have been submerged as a storm front dumped 30 inches of rain in three days causing severe flooding as residents are warned to prepare for evacuation

The Guardian - AU

NSW government loses bid to stop rail union’s industrial action

Fair Work Commission decision allows industrial action planned for Wednesday and Friday to go ahead

ABC News

Anthony Albanese defends post-election international travel, saying Australia cannot retreat from the world stage

As the federal Opposition claims the new Prime Minister's international travel is neglecting his domestic duties, Anthony Albanese says his trips are necessary and that what happens overseas affects Australians at home.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sydney Floods Burden 50,000 around Australia’s Largest City

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State…

AAP

Rail union cleared for industrial action

The NSW rail union has won the right to continue with industrial action after the state government failed in its initial plea to the Fair Work Commission.

AAP

Federal response stronger in flood crisis

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the federal response to flooding has been stronger than similar natural disasters earlier this year.

WEKU

More than 3 feet of rain triggers evacuation warnings in Australia's largest city

Parts of Sydney's 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in less than a year and a half after torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

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