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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

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

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‘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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More than 10,000 NSW teachers quit in 2021

The NSW education minister insists there is no crisis in the ranks, despite more than 10,000 teachers leaving the profession last year.

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COVID mask mandates might be largely gone but here are 5 reasons to keep wearing yours

Mask mandates in most indoor settings have been dropped in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, with Queensland to follow later this week.

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Australia east coast floods: how to help those affected in NSW and Queensland

Whether assisting for the long-term or just in the immediate aftermath, here are practical ways you can aid people impacted by flooding

The Guardian - AU

NSW flood toll rises, amid first Sydney evacuation orders

Two more people have been confirmed dead in the flood crisis engulfing NSW, as greater Sydney braces for its own "life-threatening" deluge.

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Consent education set for update in NSW

Consent education is set for a major update in NSW schools, with the topic to be clearly taught from kindergarten onwards, the education minister says.

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'One of the most extreme disasters in colonial Australian history': climate scientists on the floods and our future risk

The deluge dumped on southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales this week has been catastrophic. Floodwaters peaked at around 14.4 metres high in Lismore – two metres higher than the city’s previous record.

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Evacuation orders for several Sydney suburbs as city's rivers flood

Flood evacuation orders are issued for several areas in Western Sydney as heavy rain pelts NSW and the city faces a "tough night".

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Fijian abattoir workers, Melbourne's Sikh community assist in NSW flood zone

A group of Fijian men and members of Melbourne's Sikh community are rescuing and cooking for people in flood-affected northern New South Wales.

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‘A jetski turned up with Mick Fanning on it’: world champion surfer ferries locals through NSW floods

Murwillumbah pharmacist determined to get to work to distribute medication asked for help on social media

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NSW Education Minister slams 'conspiracy'

Sarah Mitchell has leapt to the defence of staff who told NSW budget estimates that questions over a possible rail shutdown did not need "political engagement".

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Economy bounces back from Delta lockdowns with strong growth at the end of 2021

Australia's economy just posted its equal-best quarter of economic growth in nearly 46 years as it bounced back from the east-coast Delta lockdowns. But not everyone is cheering, with rising costs and supply shortages still hitting many businesses and consumers.

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Woolworths, Coles purchase limits hit flood-affected stores

Woolworths and Coles stores in flood-affected areas of Queensland and New South Wales have introduced purchase limits on several products.

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Liberals seek to end NSW candidate impasse

With a federal election expected in May, there are moves to finalise Liberal candidates for NSW seats after weeks of factional infighting and court action.

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BOM warns of more wet weather, dangerous conditions as east coast low looms off NSW

East coast lows have wrought historic destruction in the past and with this system set to coincide with the highest astronomical tides of the year, warnings are in place for much of the state.

The Guardian - AU

Ballina flood: thousands of homes impacted with ‘peak to continue for a number of hours’

Mayor of northern NSW town calls for help, saying water ‘is still coming full force towards us’

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Sudden mould outbreak after all this rain? You’re not alone – but you are at risk

Recent torrential rain along the east coast of Australia has sparked renewed fears of mould in people’s homes, which can cause dangerous health problems. Many flood-affected residents in northern New South Wales and Queensland will also be contending with mould as part of the post-flood cleanup.

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NSW records 10,650 COVID cases, 5 deaths

Five more people have died with COVID-19 in NSW and there are 10,650 new cases of the virus - the largest daily number of infections in two weeks.

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Floods and livestock losses leave NSW and Queensland farmers reeling from third disaster in three years

Lismore dairy farmer tells of watching half his herd get swept away as others reassess future on the land

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NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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Morning mail: ‘life-threatening’ rain expected in Sydney, Russia ‘targeting civilians’, Scott Morrison Covid positive

Wednesday: City and surrounding areas brace for severe weather and flood warnings. Plus: PM to continue working after testing positive for Covid

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Sydney on ‘high alert’ for flash flooding over next 24 hours as heavy rain lashes city

Severe weather warning issued for damaging winds and rain for region stretching from near Newcastle to almost the Victorian border

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NSW, Queensland floods live updates: Residents of several Sydney suburbs ordered to evacuate by SES

People in suburbs stretching across Sydney's north and south west have been ordered to evacuate as the flood-crisis in New South Wales worsens.

The New Daily

Flood death toll mounts as Australians brace for more wild weather

Millions of Australians are bracing for another day of wild weather amid fears more people will be found dead in catastrophic floods.

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