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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

30 new flood evacuation orders overnight

250 NSW schools are closed as rivers continue to rise around Sydney, the Illawarra and South Coast.

The Canberra Times

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Benzinga

After the floods comes underinsurance: we need a better plan

The floods affecting Australia’s eastern seaboard are a “1 in 1,000-year event”, according to New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet. But that’s not what science, or the insurance industry, suggests.

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A tale of subterfuge, rivalry, Napoleon and snakes: how the NSW State Library came to own the map of Abel Tasman's voyages

Every year, tens of thousands of New South Wales State Library patrons walk past a stunning mosaic replica of the Tasman Map on the floor of the Mitchell library vestibule. The original Tasman map, recently restored, charts the two voyages of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 and 1644.

The Conversation

NSW, Queensland floods live updates: Severe weather warnings cancelled as flood clean-up continues

Catch up on the news about flooding in NSW and Queensland from March 3 with a look back at our blog.

ABC News

‘It will get worse’: Sydneysiders flee as flood crisis deepens

About 600 gigalitres of water has poured over the Warragamba Dam and residents who endured flooding a year ago have been told to prepare for the worst.

The New Daily

Tasmania endures driest summer in 40 years, fourth driest since 1900

While thousands of people across Queensland and New South Wales are grappling with catastrophic floods, the country's smallest state has just endured its driest summer in four decades.

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Dam spill revised down as less rain falls

The spill from NSW's Warragamba Dam could be half the amount previously feared but major flooding continues as about half a million people are told to evacuate.

AAP

NSW deputy premier savaged for fighting dam-building ‘culture war’ during floods disaster

Politicians, academics and campaigners criticise Nationals MP Paul Toole after he says ‘stop using the excuse of a moth’ to oppose dams

The Guardian - AU

NSW flood-affected towns turn to Facebook and WhatsApp after local news sources disappear

Larger mastheads have subsumed regional newspapers, creating news deserts and leaving communities reliant on social media

The Guardian - AU

Eyes on supply chain impacts from flood

The ADF will assist with getting supplies into flood stricken communities as clean up starts to begin in some areas.

AAP

Flooding Traps People, Cars, And Horses On Bridge Overnight In Australia

Rescuers took them to safety the following morning.

Motor1

David Elliott intervened to stop department’s proposal to name Sydney Metro station after traditional custodians

Plans to name new CBD station Gadigal were signed off by previous minister but changed when Elliott took over transport

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Evacuation orders in NSW, Ukrainians killed in shelling, and the PM's close contact list

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Evening Standard

Sydney braces for flash floods as Australia rain disaster claims at least 14 lives

17 council areas in New South Wales had been declared disaster zones in an ‘unprecedented situation’

ABC News

Multiple landslides in Main Arm send house falling down mountainside, residents set up pulley system to deliver supplies

Cut off by floodwaters, damaged roads and landslides, the northern NSW town of Main Arm near Mullumbimby have set up a pulley system to ensure the community has access to urgent supplies.

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Noted Legends Melb Sikhs Drove A Huge 34Hrs To Feed Flood-Affected Communities In NSW

Four volunteers drove from Melbourne to the Lismore area and more are en route.

The Canberra Times

Beware the moonless, starless, bible-black night

And wait, is that Western Australia opening its border?

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NRL cancels season launch, establishes relief fund for flood-affected grassroots clubs in NSW, Queensland

The league calls off its public launch as it decides to use the funds to assist grassroots clubs in northern NSW and south-east Queensland affected by flooding.

Reuters

Australia evacuates tens of thousands as heavy rains threaten Sydney

Tens of thousands of Sydney residents were ordered to evacuate in the night on Wednesday as major flooding hit the western fringe of the city of 5 million, with torrential rain continuing to batter Australia's east coast.

The Guardian - AU

NSW flood: Sydney residents in west and north-west evacuate as Warragamba Dam spills

Residents in Camden, Chipping Norton, Georges Hall, Lansvale, Milperra, Moorebank, Warwick Farm and other suburbs told to evacuate with thousands more preparing to leave

The Guardian - AU

Preselection peace deal blocked by NSW Liberals executive but could form basis of federal intervention

Proposal to parachute candidates into remaining federal seats supported by factional leaders and will likely be put to the federal party on Friday

AAP

More NSW students at home over virus fears

More people are opting to homeschool according to the NSW education department, who said most students who had not returned had "underlying health conditions".

The Guardian - AU

Lismore businesses that couldn’t afford insurance premiums face huge flood damage bills

Australians ‘will have to retreat’ from living in high-risk flooding areas, says insurance expert

The Guardian - AU

‘Nothing to sell’: Queensland and NSW flood waters hit supermarkets and grocery supplies

Coles and Woolworths introduce purchase limits in affected regions as stocks dwindle

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