The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

NSW Health Has Called For Indoor Masks & A Dancefloor Ban In Response To The New BA.2 Subvariant

In response, Hazzard told the Sydney Morning Herald “as Health Minister I am not at all keen to be heading back the path that has exhausted everybody with all the restrictions. All that would be a last resort from my perspective”.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 12, 2022

Northern NSW flood crisis takes an emotional toll on medical staff involved in rescue and recovery

Medical staff in northern NSW describe the emotional toll the flood rescue and recovery has had on them.

ABC News · Mar 12, 2022

Tas group plans hay run for NSW farmers

A group of volunteers in Tasmania is planning a 2000km hay run for farmers in northern NSW hit by devastating floods.

AAP · Mar 11, 2022

Roads ripped apart by NSW and Queensland floods must be rebuilt stronger, councils say

Repairs could top $1bn and mayors say roads and bridges shouldn’t just be rebuilt but ‘rebuilt to withstand future disasters’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022

Insurers brace for rising flood damage amid climate change, and they warn you should too

Amid the clean-up after what are likely to be the costliest floods in Australian history, insurers warn things are set to get worse, especially along the east coast.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

More recovery centres as NSW cleans up

Floodwaters are receding around NSW as attention turns to cleaning up.

AAP · Mar 11, 2022

Bridget McKenzie grilled on Today as anger grows at government flood crisis response

The Morrison government's response to the flood crisis in Queensland and NSW has found few fans this week, with some attacks coming from unlikely sources.

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2022

NSW Planning Minister announces independent review into development in flood-prone areas

Planning Minister Anthony Roberts has announced an independent review of development in flood-prone parts of the state that opponents say could see people forced off their land.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

Vaccination and 'fogging mosquitoes' key tools for pig farmers tackling Japanese encephalitis

Farmers and piggery workers are getting vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis virus and abattoirs have increased spraying programs to kill mosquitoes in a bid to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly illness.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

Koala rescuers brace for NSW flood deaths

Koala rescuers in northern NSW say they have saved four joeys after the northern NSW floods disaster and are prepared for the discovery of more dead marsupials.

AAP · Mar 11, 2022