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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Queanbeyan SES hand out sandbags in preparation for flash flooding

A flood watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground.

The Canberra Times

South Aust rescue team heads to NSW floods

A team of water rescue experts has been sent from South Australia to NSW to help with the response to the devastating flooding.

AAP

PM pledges further ADF support for floods

Additional ADF personnel are being mobilised to assist in areas expected to receive heavy rainfall in the coming days, the prime minister has announced.

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Flying NPWS choppers to NSW floods 'naive'

The SES has rejected Labor calls for the NSW government to use its fleet of National Parks and Wildlife Services helicopters in the state's flood crisis.

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NSW public servant on leave over trains

A public servant has been put on leave after the Sydney train shutdown but in an "extraordinary" twist the NSW Transport secretary has refused to say why.

AAP

NSW reports 8874 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths

NSW has reported 8874 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, as the AMA says COVID will continue to circulate and the flu will likely make a comeback this winter.

AAP

What caused the ‘rain bomb’? How the unprecedented Queensland and NSW 2022 floods unfolded

The damage was much worse than predicted. So how did it come about, and how does it compare to the 2011 Brisbane disaster?

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Ballina flood: residents of NSW coastal town face tense night as flood peak expected to coincide with high tide

Hospital evacuated as flood waters from the Wilsons River and the Richmond River catchments are expected to reach Ballina on Tuesday night

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‘Life threatening’: flash flooding warning for Sydney as city braces for up to 200mm of rain

An east coast low could bring heavy rainfall and damaging winds to city, south coast and southern tablelands, meteorologists warn

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Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened

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The Loop: NSW's severe weather moves south, flood warnings still in place in Queensland and the 2021 Dress of the Year

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Sydney news: Sydney set for floods and high winds as weather system moves south

MORNING BRIEFING: People in Sydney are warned to expect flooding and high winds over the coming days as the weather system that has battered northern NSW moves south.

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On-campus life returns for regional universities, but some COVID-19 restrictions remain

Regional university students across New South Wales are heading back on campus this week, after two years of learning online due to COVID-19.

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Queensland, NSW floods live updates: Deluge hits northern NSW, Queenslanders wait for waters to recede

NSW Health evacuates Ballina Hospital amid rising floodwater levels not seen in the region for 68 years. Look back on our blog.

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How Lismore locals became flood rescue heroes when emergency services were swamped

As screams for help rang out from the rooftops of Lismore yesterday, Vincent Marychurch and Jeff Harris got to work, helping rescue dozens of people who had been trapped for hours amid the NSW city's record-breaking floods.

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Flood rescues in northern NSW resume as rain expected to move south, Ballina on flood alert

Up to 50 people have been rescued after they were stuck on a bridge in northern NSW overnight, as thousands more homes are predicted to go under in the record-breaking flood event.

AAP

Sydney on alert as rain eases in the north

More severe weather is expected to hammer the NSW coast as thousands of people are evacuated from the state's north after catastrophic flooding.

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Australian insurers inundated with flood damage claims as Lismore rethinks risk management plan

Insurance Council of Australia says 15,000 claims already lodged and calls for governments to do more to protect communities

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Life was just returning to normal in NSW’s northern rivers when the floods hit

The people of Lismore and Kyogle banded together to rescue neighbours and save homes, in a region still recovering from the pandemic

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Don't go wading in flood water if you can help it. It's health a risk for humans – and dogs too

Floods are devastating communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and have pushed emergency services to their limits.

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‘So angry’: Scott Morrison faces Liberal uprising over dumped election plan

NSW Liberals are on the brink of civil war as party bosses try to hurriedly revive a failed deal to end a long-running dispute over preselections.

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Australia’s Future Fund to divest $200m of holdings in Russian companies

NSW government says it will sell holdings of Russian assets, as rouble crashes more than 40% after international sanctions

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Eastern Australian states hit by major flooding after ‘rain bomb’ weather event

Eight dead and hundreds rescued from rooftops as rainfall exceeds annual averages in just a few days

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Drinking water can be a dangerous cocktail for people in flood areas

Parts of south east Queensland and northern NSW have been experiencing what has been called a “rain bomb”. Despite the heavy falls, south eastern Queenslanders in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay and the Lockyer Valley have been asked to conserve drinking water.

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Messaging from rooftops: Lismore’s flooded residents document a disaster

On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pictures of boats floating down streets, pets rescued and homes under water tell the story of inundation

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