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The NSW floods were bad enough. But then came the mould, and getting rid of it in winter is ‘almost impossible’

Nadia Zarb, like many others, faces insidious threat from dangerous fungus creeping through homes and businesses damaged in May

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More support to come as troops back up flood mop-up

More support to come as troops back up flood mop-up

Community members become first responders when disaster strikes, but the prime minister has promised flooded communities they will not be left behind.

Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

A flood-hit region looks set to battle more heavy rainfall but experts warn residents will confront another threat when their massive clean-up finally starts.

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Flood victims face another Christmas of uncertainty

NSW Northern Rivers communities devastated by flooding in 2022 say it could take a decade to recover after progress was hampered by a mismanaged buyback scheme.

Uninsured Lismore homes stay mud-caked and unrepaired

Uninsured Lismore residents are being forced to make do with their flood-damaged homes while they wait to hear if financial help will ever arrive.

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

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Australians facing prohibitive insurance premiums after climate-related disasters

Costs are rising nationwide but especially in flood-hit parts of the nation, and low-income residents are worst affected

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‘Volunteer flexibly’: encouraging Australia’s millennial mud army to stick around

‘Volunteer flexibly’: encouraging Australia’s millennial mud army to stick around

Younger volunteers flocked to help Lismore when it was first flooded earlier this year – but then they needed to return to work

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Election corflutes and blankets used as makeshift insulation against the cold in flood-ravaged Lismore

Election corflutes and blankets used as makeshift insulation against the cold in flood-ravaged Lismore

People living in homes damaged by floods in NSW's Northern Rivers region are struggling to stay warm during the cold snap, with no walls and limited heating prompting some to get innovative.

One in 25 properties 'uninsurable by 2030'

One in 25 properties 'uninsurable by 2030'

A new report warns 521,000 properties could be uninsurable by the end of this decade due to climate change risks.

Northern NSW towns under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall hits flood-ravaged regions

Northern NSW towns under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall hits flood-ravaged regions

SES issues evacuation orders for parts of Lismore, Billinudgel, Mullumbimby and Tumbulgum as severe weather lashes parts of NSW and Queensland

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Five years after ‘the biggest flood in living memory’, our city once again lies in ruins

Five years after ‘the biggest flood in living memory’, our city once again lies in ruins

If we’re to learn a lesson from the catastrophic floods in Australia, it’s that we are severely underprepared for catastrophic events like this one.

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