The Latest Breaking News from Lismore

The man in charge of the Defence Force's response to communities devastated by floods apologises to residents who are questioning why it took so long for help to arrive.

Some residents in flood-ravaged NSW are pleading for the chance to repair their damaged homes after the Premier said around 2,000 in Lismore would have to be rebuilt, but not necessarily condemned.

‘I think we have done all that we can within the conditions we have been faced with,’ major general David Thomae says

Yet another instance of government abandonment.

Farmers are travelling hundreds of kilometres to deliver fodder to dairy farms hard hit by the northern NSW floods as herds there face a new, potentially life-threatening challenge.

Volunteers are spending hours flying over submerged power lines and the stench of decaying cattle, delivering urgent aid to their towns

A BOM spokesman warns residents in the Hunter region to prepare their homes for potential flooding overnight and tomorrow, as residents in parts of Camden in Sydney are ordered to evacuate.

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Lismore was probably the town most devastated by the Queensland and NSW floods, and it embodies the problem now facing Australia from climate change.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said another round of financial assistance would be provided to flood-affected communities in NSW and Queensland.

Australian towns devastated by deadly flooding over the past week prepared for further intense weather Sunday, with expected downpours halting volunteer recovery and clean-up efforts. The national weather bureau warned of severe thunderstorms and major flooding in the state of Queensland, where 11 people died in the past week's floods,…