Thousands of NSW COVID grants fraudulent Suspected fraud is largely responsible for close to 12,000 requests for a $320 COVID-19 support grant not being paid months after the program ended. AAP · Mar 7, 2022
Chris Hemsworth, Mick Fanning back community chopper effort "I'm very sorry ... but we're doing everything that we can," says NSW Premier. The Canberra Times · Mar 7, 2022
Rural communities rally to organise fodder runs for flood-hit farmers in northern NSW Farmers are travelling hundreds of kilometres to deliver fodder to dairy farms hard hit by the northern NSW floods as herds there face a new, potentially life-threatening challenge. ABC News · Mar 7, 2022
NSW parking meter contract had no tender Payments in a NSW government parking app go through a company that the government made a direct deal with and was not a competitive tender. AAP · Mar 7, 2022
Warne considered move to NSW: CV's Graf Shane Warne considered a shock move to NSW early in his legendary career in search of more opportunities, influential Cricket Victoria figure Shaun Graf says. AAP · Mar 7, 2022
It’s Not Over Yet: Heavy Rain Is Expected To Trigger More Flash Flooding In Sydney This Week Sydney weather is only going to get worse as more severe weather warnings were issued for Sydney and parts of New South Wales on Monday morning. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 7, 2022
Locals take charge of NSW floods helicopter food and rescue efforts amid frustration with ADF Volunteers are spending hours flying over submerged power lines and the stench of decaying cattle, delivering urgent aid to their towns The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022
NSW records 9017 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths There are 9017 new cases of COVID-19 in NSW and five more deaths, with staff in primary schools and childcare centres no longer required to wear masks. AAP · Mar 6, 2022
Severe weather warning extended to cover much of eastern NSW, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast A second east coast low is expected to form overnight, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022
Flood fears for parts of NSW, authorities warn A BOM spokesman warns residents in the Hunter region to prepare their homes for potential flooding overnight and tomorrow, as residents in parts of Camden in Sydney are ordered to evacuate. ABC News · Mar 6, 2022
PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022
Damaging winds to smash the ACT for several days The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds. The Canberra Times · Mar 6, 2022
The Loop: US says reports Russia targeting civilians 'very credible', more rain for flood-hit NSW, and a huge on-pitch brawl Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ABC News · Mar 6, 2022
Severe NSW weather causing more floods Torrential rain will persist on Monday and into Tuesday in NSW, as multiple serious flood warnings continue to affect much of the state's coast. AAP · Mar 6, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022 Morning mail: UN issues warning about Ukraine, more rain in NSW, Shane Warne’s last moments Monday: Invasion creating fastest-growing refugee crisis since the second world war. Plus: Scott Morrison pledges new base for nuclear-powered submarines on Australia’s east coast
AAP · Mar 6, 2022 Further federal flood assistance planned Prime Minister Scott Morrison said another round of financial assistance would be provided to flood-affected communities in NSW and Queensland.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022 More than 2,000 premises deemed uninhabitable in NSW region already beset by ‘beyond dire’ housing crisis The Northern Rivers had a shortfall of 2,300 homes before last week’s floods hit. Homeless services are daunted by what’s to come
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022 Rebuild or relocate? Australians face painful dilemma as floods become the new normal Residents cleaning up their mud-soaked homes in Queensland and NSW say they have reached ‘crunch time’
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022 Flood-ravaged Eastern Australia Braces for More Wild Weather Australian towns devastated by deadly flooding over the past week prepared for further intense weather Sunday, with expected downpours halting volunteer recovery and clean-up efforts. The national weather bureau warned of severe thunderstorms and major flooding in the state of Queensland, where 11 people died in the past week's floods,…
ABC News · Mar 6, 2022 NSW residents warned to prepare again as more dangerous weather forecast NSW residents are facing more dangerous weather, including an east coast low, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning, but skies may start to clear from Wednesday onward.
ABC News · Mar 6, 2022 Reopened WA border no help to Janelle who is stranded in NSW, can't afford to go back and has no home to go to Watching Western Australians arrive home after the border reopened has been tough for stranded Bunbury resident Janelle Butler who has been living in a hotel room in New South Wales for five months and still cannot get back.
Pedestrian.tv · Mar 6, 2022 Scientists Have Called Out Dominic Perrottet For Labelling The Floods A ‘1-In-A-1000’ Year Event “It's definitely a misleading statistic."
Reuters · Mar 5, 2022 Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises Sydney, Australia's most populous city that has been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Sunday as the death toll from flooding across the country's east rose to 17.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2022 NSW flood cleanup continues as south-east Queensland again lashed by thunderstorms Severe rainfall that may lead to flash flooding ‘likely’ in Queensland, while Hawkesbury-Nepean River in NSW set to surpass last week’s flood level
AAP · Mar 5, 2022 NSW records five deaths, 8782 virus cases More than half the eligible population has received a booster shot in NSW as the state records another 8782 cases and five deaths from the virus.