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The Latest Breaking News from Taree

‘It’s just maths’: uninsurable, disaster-hit pockets of Australia pose existential questions requiring radical answers

As Taree and NSW’s mid-north coast reel from flooding, questions are moving beyond immediate recovery to how crises could be handled in the future

The Guardian - AU

‘All sorts of bacteria’: floods have dumped a year’s worth of landfill on some NSW towns. Where will it go?

Heaps of ruined furniture, broken electricals and sodden, mould-breeding carpet represent the damage and heartbreak from last week’s inundation. The challenge now is what to do with it

The Guardian - AU

More support to come as troops back up flood mop-up

Community members become first responders when disaster strikes, but the prime minister has promised flooded communities they will not be left behind.

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'Rotten, dirty' smell lingers as flood victims clean up

Days after making a lucky escape from floodwaters, artist Nadia Zarb is back in her gallery trying to get rid of as much mud and stench as possible.

AAP

Flood-weary regions brace for high winds amid clean up

Hundreds of homes have been declared uninhabitable after deadly floods swept through coastal communities, leaving tens of thousands of people isolated.

AAP

‘Destruction everywhere’: Taree cleanup begins as NSW floods reignite inter-agency tensions

Residents and farmers in mid-north coast take stock of losses while firefighters union and SES argue over who should lead emergency response

The Guardian - AU

Drowned herds. Towns under water. Farmers in NSW are facing ‘absolute devastation’

Those who survived the 2021 floods and are still recovering from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, ‘have lost absolutely everything’ in the latest deluge

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Two dead in Australia as flash floods devastate rural towns

More than 500 people were rescued in the flooding emergency in New South Wales state north of Sydney

Evening Standard

Floods isolate almost 50,000 people in NSW as BoM warns of more rain

Residents describe anxious waits for rescue as unprecedented level of flooding strikes the Manning river

The Guardian - AU

Thousands isolated after heavy rainfall in New South Wales – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

‘Unprecedented rainfall’: NSW downpour leads to evacuation orders for towns and 24 flood rescues

Mid-north coast and Hunter region cops barrage of extreme weather, with more than 68 schools closed

The Guardian - AU

Memories flooding back as days of rain inundate regions

Days of rain, peaking rivers and safety warnings have residents once again on edge in regions where flooding has taken lives and brought major destruction.

AAP

Coroner says NSW police should force tactical officers to wear body cameras after man shot and killed

Inquest into death of Todd McKenzie in Taree siege finds benefits of mandating the devices ‘far outweigh any difficulties’

The Guardian - AU

Taree man charged with multiple offences in international child abuse sting

The 39-year-old is allegedly contacted the teen on social media.

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The Guardian - AU

NSW police watchdog to oversee investigation into arrest of Indigenous man with disability in Taree

Teenager remains in custody and faces seven charges, including hindering or resisting a police officer

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Officer involved in arrest of disabled Indigenous man in Taree placed on restricted duties

NSW police begin investigation into case amid calls for a parliamentary inquiry into police use of force after string of similar incidents

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal 18-year-old with disability thrown to ground during NSW police arrest while having seizure

Exclusive: Police launch internal investigation over arrest at Taree, as footage shows officer performing a leg sweep while man is handcuffed

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Inquest into drowning of Brandon Clark during police chase begins in Taree

Circumstances surrounding death of Brandon Clark, 23, who drowned in the Manning River in Taree during a police pursuit, will be examined during four-day coronial inquest.

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Exposing Emil Gayed, the obstetrician who mutilated scores of NSW women

Melissa Davey and Carly Earl look back at long days uncovering the shocking extent of the doctor’s botched surgeries – ‘It was all snowballing’

ABC News

Pair charged after man's death outside Taree hospital

A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder and a 25-year-old woman has been accused of concealing a serious offence following the death of a man outside Taree hospital last month.

ABC News

Police investigation underway after man dies outside Taree hospital

Police believe the 38-year-old man was injured in Tuncurry before being driven to the hospital by a family member.

AAP

Cops who shot mentally ill man did not wear bodycams

Specialist officers, who were not wearing body cameras, fatally shot Todd McKenzie at a Taree house in 2019 after a nine-hour siege with the mentally ill man.

ABC News

Resident jumps from second-floor balcony of Taree unit complex to escape fire

Fire crews have been praised for preventing what could have been a "major disaster" after a man jumped from a burning unit complex.

ABC News

Body-worn video played at inquest into fatal shooting of Taree man Todd McKenzie by police

A former senior constable who spoke to a Taree man for more than three hours before he was fatally shot tells a court he regrets some of his comments.

ABC News

Varroa mite emergency zone moved, leaving beekeepers on NSW Mid North Coast frustrated

Beekeepers on the NSW Mid North Coast were on the verge of euthanasing thousands of bees before the state’s latest varroa mite emergency zone was suddenly changed.

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