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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.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

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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.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

Bee parasite found in Narrabri linked to Newcastle

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

Newcastle Herald · Jul 4, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

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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.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2022

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.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

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AAP · Jul 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

Queensland jockey Leah Kilner critically injured after falling during race at Grafton

The 24-year-old was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane after being thrown from Stella's Turn in the home straight in race three at Grafton in northern New South Wales on Sunday.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

Diphtheria identified in two children in northern New South Wales, one child in ICU

Two unvaccinated children have contracted diphtheria of the throat, the first cases of the life-threatening but preventable disease last seen in NSW in the early 1990s.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2022

Port Stephens bees in firing line as varroa exposure zone expanded

Properties at Salt Ash, Tanilba Bay and Mayfield East are among those with confirmed varroa destructor mites, NSW Department of Primary Industries says.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 3, 2022

Thousands Told to Evacuate Before 'Life-threatening' Sydney Flood

Thousands of Australians were ordered to evacuate their homes in Sydney on Sunday as torrential rain battered the country's largest city and floodwaters inundated its outskirts. Roads across the city were cut off and authorities said at least 18 evacuation orders were in place in western Sydney, an area that…

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

Sydney floods: Where are the NSW flood warnings? What has the Bureau of Meteorology forecast?

The NSW State Emergency Service issues dozens of flood evacuation orders and warnings as torrential rain hits the state. Conditions are expected to deteriorate as an east coast low continues to develop off the coast.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

NSW Floods updates: Evacuation warnings issued as water levels rise in Sydney's south-west — as it happened

Authorities are warning of a life-threatening emergency in NSW due to floods in Sydney and parts of the state's south-east.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

NSW sailors' 15-hour ordeal after capsize

Two sailors have been rescued off the NSW South Coast after spending almost 15 hours in the water when their yacht capsized on Saturday morning.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

NSW reports century-first diphtheria case

The two-year-old child is in intensive care at a Queensland hospital, where they've been given diphtheria antitoxin, antibiotics and respiratory support.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2022

'Worst may be yet to come': Hunter escapes brunt of Sunday's heavy weather

The weather-front battering the state's east coast is forecast to get worse before it gets better, with wild winds, rough seas and heavy rain expected to last until Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2022

Sydney flooding: communities evacuated and residents rescued as torrential rain batters region

NSW State Emergency Service issues emergency alert text messages as severe weather threatens low-lying areas

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