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Morning mail: SES units in flood-hit NSW raised alarm in 2020, Kyiv faces ‘dangerous moment’, Australian bravery awards

Wednesday: State Emergency Service units had warned closing regional offices would reduce their ability to respond to natural disasters. Plus: surfers who pulled shark attack victim to safety among those rewarded for bravery

The Guardian - AU

SES units in flood-hit NSW raised alarm in 2020 that restructure threatened ‘future of the service’

Exclusive: Budget cuts and ‘efficiency dividend’ blamed for closure of regional offices and decreases in membership, morale and responsiveness

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Over-reliance on volunteers at the peak of the flood emergency in northern NSW must be addressed, locals say

As communities in northern New South Wales begin the long road to recovery after the floods, many believe there was an over-reliance on volunteers at the height of the emergency which needs to urgently be addressed.

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SES boss defends decision to reject army assistance days before northern NSW floods

NSW State Emergency Service commissioner Carlene York defends a decision not to accept offers of help from the army in the lead-up to the catastrophic floods in the state's north.

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Labor to consider civilian natural disaster agency as alternative to ADF as recovery focus switches to mental health

Shadow defence minister Brendan O’Connor says defence force should be trained for military purposes, not for disaster response

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NSW flood emergency response scrutinised

An independent investigation will scrutinise the emergency response to the catastrophic flood crisis in NSW amid criticism help arrived too late.

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Nation records 16 Covid deaths; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable after floods – as it happened

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Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened

Prime minister says old rules are ‘starving businesses of staff’. This blog is now closed

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Flooded Northern Rivers wants reassurance they won’t need to rely on civilians to save their lives again

Samantha Turnbull's grandparents were up to their necks in floodwaters not long after being told their feet wouldn't get wet. It's one of the many reasons Northern Rivers residents aren't willing to simply accept a "new normal".

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Sydney experiences wettest start to the year since records began in 1859

Sydney is enduring its wettest start to the year since records began in 1859, and while the rain is set to ease, authorities are warning it doesn't mean the state's flooding emergency is over.

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People Are Sharing Fkn Wild Footage From Across Sydney As Landslides & Floods Ravage The City

The Roseville bridge was completely flooded, the roof of Westfield Boni Junction partially collapsed and thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate.

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Evacuation orders, traffic chaos as deadly floods sweep through Sydney

An east coast low causes significant rainfall over Greater Sydney and its surrounds, as Manly Dam spills and two bodies are pulled from the water at Wentworthville, in the city's west.

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Sydney residents evacuated from homes overnight as heavy rain brings fresh flood risks

Tens of thousands of people in city’s south-west affected by latest orders, with NSW SES conducting 100 rescues overnight

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Flood havoc as Central Coast braces for 4.5m swells – as it happened

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Sydney news: Police looking for mother and son after car found in Sydney stormwater canal

MORNING BRIEFING: Police are appealing for help to find a mother and her adult son after their car was found in a stormwater canal at Wentworthville in Sydney's west.

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Defence Force defends response to communities in NSW devastated by floods

The man in charge of the Defence Force's response to communities devastated by floods apologises to residents who are questioning why it took so long for help to arrive.

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Two bodies found in Western Sydney floodwater likely missing mother and son, police say

Police believe the two bodies pulled from Western Sydney storm waters are likely a mother and son, who have been missing since Sunday afternoon.

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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.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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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.

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NSW, Queensland floods updates: Volunteers trek supplies to flood-hit residents lacking phone reception, water and electricity - as it happened

Following a slight reprieve, more rain is set to hit New South Wales, while in Brisbane, 13,000 volunteers are expected to form the "Mud Army 2.0" to help with clean-up efforts.

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Queensland records 11th flood death; Australia reports 48 Covid deaths – as it happened

Queensland announces financial support of $558.5m for flood-hit communities as insurance claims estimated to hit $1bn. This blog is now closed

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‘His body was just there’: Mullumbimby volunteers confronted by horrors and chaos of flood aftermath

With government emergency services at capacity, locals in northern NSW are ‘running like an army’ to rescue isolated residents

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Estimated NSW flood cost more than $240m

The NSW premier is set to visit flood-ravaged Lismore in the state's far north as the cost of the disaster surges into the hundreds of millions.

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