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Damaging wind warning for NSW east coast after thousands flee homes as flooding swamps Sydney

There are 60 evacuation orders in place due to floods as residents from the Hunter to the Victorian border are warned of more severe weather to come

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Morning mail: strong winds to lash flood-hit areas, Russia accused of shelling evacuation route, Jane Caro’s beloved items

Wednesday: Politicians from both sides have called for fire and floods to be included in cyclone reinsurance scheme. Plus: what prized items Jane Caro lost to thieves

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Sydney news: Commuters warned severe weather to impact NSW rail network

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters are being urged to avoid all non-essential travel as severe weather continues to impact the state's rail network with flooding, landslips and trees on tracks.

ABC News

Flood support 'will never be enough': PM

The prime minister has expressed his sorrow to flood victims in northern NSW, saying no amount of support will ever be enough to help affected residents.

AAP

Should natural disaster responses be part of the Australian Defence Force's job?

Defence says it is ready and willing to help during and after crises like floods or bushfires, but some experts are wondering if constantly calling upon the ADF is the best answer to disasters at home.

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The floods have killed at least 21 Australians. Adapting to a harsher climate is now a life-or-death matter

The devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales highlight, yet again, Australia’s failure to plan for natural disasters. As we’re seeing now in heartbreaking detail, everyday Australians bear the enormous cost of this inaction.

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Search for Sydney man missing in floods

Police are searching for a delivery driver after his abandoned truck was found submerged in floodwaters in western Sydney.

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‘I can’t afford to go anywhere else’: the NSW caravan park residents devastated by floods

Unable to afford insurance against increasingly common inundations, many have no option but to stay and rebuild

The Guardian - AU

‘A year’s worth of landfill’: what will happen to all the waste from flood-damaged homes in Queensland and NSW?

Lismore council says waste will be transferred to a quarry site identified by state government near Teven

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Irishwoman in Sydney tells RTE's Ryan Tubridy of 'armageddon' scenes after devastating Australian floods

The death toll from the east coast floods across New South Wales and Queensland has risen to 21

Irish Mirror

News Corp Fully Thought A Gladys Berejiklian Parody Account Was The Real Ex-Premier

News Corp just quoted a Twitter account parodying former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian as if it was run by the real ex-Premier.

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‘Tough 24 Hours Ahead’ as Rains Drench Sydney, Forcing Snap Evacuations

Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as torrential rains again pummeled the country's largest city, flooding several big suburbs. Australia's eastern rivers were already near capacity following record downpours in several parts of Queensland and New South…

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Rivers of tears, home and away

The last one-in-a-bazillion year "flood event" happened in NSW when? Oh yes, pretty much 12 months ago.

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Talyawalka Creek in far west NSW flows for first time in a decade, as floodwaters trickle down

For more than 10 years, Talyawalka Creek in far west New South Wales has been dry. Now floodwaters have given locals cause to celebrate.

AAP

Terror brothers tested three bombs: Crown

A NSW man charged with planning for a terrorist attack alongside his brother searched for targets and tested out three makeshift bombs in preparation.

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Under-resourced and undermined: as floods hit south-west Sydney, our research shows councils aren't prepared

Thousands of people in south-western Sydney have been ordered to evacuate as extreme rain pummels the region and floodwaters rise rapidly. The downpour is expected to continue for days.

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Sydney floods: two found dead, roads inundated, homes and suburbs across the city swamped

Streets become rivers amid shocking deluge as Manly Dam spills, with evacuation orders covering more than a dozen suburbs

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Daily Mirror

Urgent evacuation ordered for thousands in Sydney as Manly dam begins to spill over

An urgent red warning was given for thousands of Sydney residents after heavy rain on the east coast of Australia has caused the massive Manly Dam to spill over

AAP

Rain ruins NSW's one-day Cup clash with SA

NSW's one-day Cup game against South Australia has been abandoned due to rain in Sydney.

AAP

Perese in his happy place at the Waratahs

Wallabies World Cup prospect Izaia Perese is intent on repaying the NSW Waratahs for handing him a Super Rugby lifeline after his brush with drugs and the law.

Reuters

'Tough 24 hours ahead' as rains drench Sydney, forcing snap evacuations

Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as torrential rains again pummelled the country's largest city, flooding several big suburbs.

AAP

More help arriving for northern NSW towns

Premier Dominic Perrottet says 900 ADF troops are on their way to the flood devastated communities in the NSW Northern Rivers to help with the mammoth clean-up.

ABC News

Murwillumbah residents say authorities failed them during NSW floods as community stepped in

Flood recovery efforts are underway across northern New South Wales, but a week after the disaster, Murwillumbah residents are asking authorities why they have had to rely on the community for help.

AAP

NSW reports 5 virus deaths, 13,018 cases

More than 13,000 people in NSW have been newly diagnosed with COVID-19 and five elderly people have died after contracting the virus.

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