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Inflation, recession fears and tax cuts: any new UK chancellor faces an unenviable in-tray

The flood of ministerial resignations from UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s government in recent days started with Rishi Sunak’s resignation as UK chancellor of the exchequer on July 5 2022, alongside health secretary Sajid Javid’s. His resignation letter cited differences of opinion over the economy, saying that a “low-tax, high-growth…

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‘We’ve had bad flooding before, but nothing like this’: regional NSW towns cut off by week-long deluge

Rains continue to threaten communities as the low-pressure system moves to the Hunter, Central Coast and Mid-North Coast

The Guardian - AU

'In the Mouth of Dragons': Melting Glaciers Threaten Pakistan's North

As dawn broke over Javed Rahi's Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a torrent of water came cascading down from the melting glacier nearby, followed by a thick cloud of smoke. Rahi, a retired maths teacher, had been due to attend his nephew's wedding the day…

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Western Sydney residents urged to use less water as rain eases, flooding subsides

Dozens of suburbs in Sydney's west have been issued a conserve water warning as the processing plant that services them is forced to slow operations down following the floods.

ABC News

NSW Mid North Coast rainfall records broken as flood damage assessed

Communities on the NSW Mid North Coast are beginning to assess the damage after severe weather and record-breaking rainfall totals.

ABC News

Pub keeps beer taps flowing as cut-off Hinton straps in for long haul

With the fridges fully stocked and the beer taps flowing at the Victoria Hotel, Hinton locals are strapped in for the long haul with the potential to be cut-off until Tuesday.

Newcastle Herald

The flooding in Yellowstone reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

Models used to predict flooding are based on long-term, historical records that do not reflect changes to the climate over the past decade, scientists say..

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Disaster assistance extended to Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Singleton

Hard hit towns like Singleton, Maitland and Lake Macquarie will now be eligible for flood assistance payments as the federal government widens its net.

Newcastle Herald

Flood of fear for victims in horror year

NSW flood victims have described their towns being inundated with water, their friends and neighbours losing property, and terrifying flood rescues.

AAP

Rainstorms lash northeast China, trapping cars, buses in floods

Heavy rain battered China's northeastern rust belt on Thursday, triggering floods that trapped buses, swamped roads and disrupted commuters in cities, with more storms forecast for coming days.

Reuters

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 victims still waiting for warm, dry place to live four months after disaster

As winter bites, people who lost their homes to floods across northern New South Wales are still waiting for a $350 million promise to be delivered.

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Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

Some weather experts say the recent flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park underscores an urgent need to update how the government issues forecasts as extreme weather becomes more frequent

The Independent UK

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

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'Living through it again': Residents ferried to and from isolated suburb

Standing on the bank of a newly-formed lake that cut him off from his Gillieston Heights home, Steve McCann could not help but think of last time his Maitland suburb became an island.

The Guardian - AU

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

Newcastle Herald

Flood updates: Wollombi Brook begins to fall, but threat of moderate flooding still ongoing

The man who saved a 10-month-old baby in medical distress has been applauded for a brave rescue across floodwaters at Bulga.

Reuters

Sydney residents assess flood damage as wild weather eases

Heavy rain that pummelled Sydney over the last five days eased on Thursday as flood-weary residents looked to return to homes to take stock of the damage, some for the third time this year.

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Williamtown chopper on standby to help in Singleton, Maitland floods

"As I understand it, (no helicopters) were required last night but there is now one that's stationed in the Hunter and available for use," Senator Watt told Sky News.

AAP

ADF ready for Hunter flooding impact

Some 250 troops and three helicopters have been mobilised as the Australian Defence Force continues to assist those struggling with NSW's devastating floods.

Tribune News Service

Big spending boost may be too little for national parks’ needs

WASHINGTON — Even as the House Appropriations Committee is proposing to offer a multimillion-dollar boost for national parks and federal land, the recent catastrophic flooding at Yellowstone National Park shows the increase may not be enough.

The New Daily

Floods and higher grocery prices reveal cost of climate inaction: Economists

The economic cost of Australia's fourth serious flood in just 18 months is tipped to run into millions of dollars – but it's just the tip of the iceberg.

ABC News

Housing is the 'missing piece' in flood recovery, as thousands continue living in tents and mouldy homes

The Northern Rivers region was already facing a crippling rental shortage before record-breaking floods destroyed thousands of houses, and governments are scrambling to find solutions.

ABC News

How can NSW become more flood resilient? Look to the recent and ancient past, experts say

Cities like New Orleans weathered storms far better after the harsh lessons of Katrina, but Australia has a unique source of knowledge that is being ignored when it comes to disaster planning, experts say.

Newcastle Herald

Maitland flood gates closed as sandbagging begins, Singleton flood expected to rise well above March levels

Major flooding at Singleton is expected to rise well levels that peaked in March 2022, the State Emergency Service said in a statement Wednesday night.

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