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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…

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Sydney flood crisis expected to worsen fruit and vegetable price hike

Soaring vegetable prices could be here to stay for some time, with the New South Wales flood crisis just the latest in a round of hits driving grocery bills sky-high.

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'Patently ridiculous': state government failures have exacerbated Sydney's flood disaster

For the fourth time in 18 months, floodwaters have inundated homes and businesses in Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. Recent torrential rain is obviously the immediate cause. But poor decisions by successive New South Wales governments have exacerbated the damage.

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Brad Hazzard calls for fourth COVID-19 vaccination as NSW faces new wave of infections

Health Minister Brad Hazzard calls for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine to be made available in NSW for people aged under 65, as authorities warn of another wave of the virus, driven by variants BA.4 and BA.5.

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More than 100 without power, homes inundated at Sussex Inlet in NSW South Coast amid easing conditions

More than 100 homes on the New South Wales South Coast remain without power after the region was lashed by wild winds and heavy rains again overnight, but authorities say conditions are set to ease.

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This TikToker Shared A Hack To Dry Yr Clothes Way Faster And Lord Knows NSW Residents Need This

If you live in NSW and are growing a laundry Everest rn thanks to all this rain keeping everything perpertually moist, I’m here to tell you to stop laying your clothes over your heaters — the directions clearly say WARNING: DO NOT COVER. You don’t need a dryer, you don’t…

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See the NSW floods’ record-breaking rainfall in charts and a Sydney flood map

These interactive graphics show the extent of the heavy rain causing flooding in eastern NSW

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NSW private schools 'overfunded by $850m'

A report prepared for the state teachers union says the government has spent hundreds of millions extra on wealthy schools while scrimping on public classrooms.

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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.

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Fed Govt Announces ‘Uncapped’ Flood Relief Funds As Rain And Damaging Wind Forecast To Continue

The Federal Government has announced disaster relief payments for affected residents in NSW as flooding shows no signs of easing.

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Barnaby Joyce says Labor's 2022 primary vote was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says Labor's primary vote at the 2022 election was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Heavy rain eases over Sydney as natural disaster declared for flooded NSW

Sydney's wet weather is expected to ease as heavy rain moves north — but the flooding crisis engulfing parts of the city's north west and south west will likely linger for several days.

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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.

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NSW floods: Evacuation orders remain in place for parts of the state while others begin the clean-up — as it happened

Multiple evacuation orders remain in place across much of the NSW east coast as some areas begin the clean-up efforts — the second of 2022 for some residents.

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NSW floods affect mental health connection

Recent floods across NSW have affected the rollout of a program to hear of people's experience of the mental health and suicide prevention systems.

Newcastle Herald

Bee parasite found in Narrabri linked to Newcastle

The are also new confirmed cases at Lambton and Ferodale, which fall within previously declared zones.

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Tens of Thousands of Sydney Residents Told to Evacuate over Flooding

Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third time this year in some low-lying suburbs. An intense low-pressure system off Australia's east coast is forecast to bring heavy rain through Monday across New South Wales after…

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Calls to fix 'abusive' NSW workers' compo

A new report shows NSW's injured workers compensation scheme is plagued by soaring operating costs, hard-to-live-off claims and lower return-to-work rates.

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NSW train fight heads to industrial umpire

The stoush between the NSW rail union and the government is headed for the Fair Work Commission as the union commits to a second week of industrial action.

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Albanese briefed on NSW flood disaster

The prime minister has received a briefing on the flooding disaster in Sydney, as the federal government committed 200 defence personnel to assist.

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NSW SES deals with 3,900 calls for help as wild weather, flooding hit Sydney

Sydney is likely to earn a reprieve from the wild weather today but residents are warned "it can change quite dramatically" as catchments continue to rise and major flood warnings are issued for Liverpool and Milperra.

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Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here's their best chance for survival

Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter needs far more from coal royalties, report says

The high-profile national policy think tank has joined calls for a public authority to coordinate economic transition in the Hunter and says the NSW government should direct far more coal royalties back to the region.

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Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'

Recriminations over the Coalition's federal election loss have spectacularly boiled over, with senior Liberal Party figures engaging in a vicious blame game.

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NSW body modifier jailed for max 10 years

A body modifier convicted of manslaughter, intentionally causing grievous bodily harm and genital mutilation has been jailed for a maximum 10 years in prison.

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