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Sydney braces for flash floods as Australia rain disaster claims at least 14 lives

17 council areas in New South Wales had been declared disaster zones in an ‘unprecedented situation’

Evening Standard

Beware the moonless, starless, bible-black night

And wait, is that Western Australia opening its border?

The Canberra Times

Australians Flee Floods as Toll Rises to 12, Sydney on Alert

Floodwaters crashed into more towns on Australia's east coast as a deadly storm front barreled south on Wednesday towards Sydney, where the main dam began to spill water. The death toll rose to 12 in a week-long disaster that has washed cars from roads and forced tens of thousands of…

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Australia evacuates tens of thousands as heavy rains threaten Sydney

Tens of thousands of Sydney residents were ordered to evacuate in the night on Wednesday as major flooding hit the western fringe of the city of 5 million, with torrential rain continuing to batter Australia's east coast.

Reuters

Rangers WILL join Celtic in Sydney Super Cup as full Australian tournament details revealed

An official announcement from Down Under has confirmed the four team mini-tournament will take place in November.

Daily Record

Wednesday's GDP numbers are impressive, but they are for the December quarter, when we were bouncing back from Delta

Australia’s economy bounced back a welcome 3.4% in the December quarter of 2021, more than reversing the 1.9% lockdown-related decline in the September quarter. It was the sixth-biggest increase in the 60 years the figures have been compiled.

The Conversation

Cash in $5 billion natural disaster fund barely spent, as money sits earning interest

Just $150 million from a $5 billion fund has been set aside for disaster-mitigation projects, and much less than that has actually been spent. It's prompted the question: With a big slice of eastern Australia either underwater or recently underwater, could that money be doing a lot more?

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Culturally appropriate housing 'lacking'

An Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute report suggests there is a lack of culturally appropriate housing for Indigenous people.

AAP

Clive Palmer denies Liberals and Labor claims he bought Hitler's car

Australian billionaire and United Australia Party founder Clive Palmer reportedly buys one of Adolf Hitler's cars at auction from a Russian billionaire.

ABC News

Sydney braces for flash floods as rain disaster moves south

Sydney is preparing for dangerous flash flooding as population centers farther north begin a massive cleanup operation

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus vaccine: Indian, Australian researchers devise math model to predict COVID vaccine efficacy

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here, and Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) in Australia have developed a mathematical model that predicts how antibodies generated by COVID-19 vaccines confer protection against symptomatic infections. The model can potentially optimise the use of available vaccines and speed up the development of…

The Times of India

Aussies unfazed by World Cup warm-up loss

Coach Matthew Mott says a nine-wicket loss to New Zealand has not dented Australian confidence heading into the Women's World Cup.

AAP

Flood map satellite images and rain charts show extent of Queensland and NSW disaster

First look at satellite data illustrates the scale of the 2022 eastern Australia floods, including in Brisbane, Lismore and Gympie

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Western Australia border reopens after 697 days as the ‘hermit state’

The reopening comes after one false start – and amid an Omicron outbreak and controversial new Covid restrictions

The Conversation

'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.

ABC News

International hackers answer Ukraine's call to launch cyber operations against Russia

While Ukrainian citizens rush to defend its cities from Russian invaders, the country's Vice Prime Minister makes an unusual call-to-arms, pleading with global hackers to fight the Kremlin on the "cyber front".

The Guardian - AU

Post-lockdown spending spree helps Australia’s economy rebound

Gross domestic product grew by 3.4% in December quarter, but recovery not as strong as some economists had predicted

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More than 100 Australians charged with child abuse-related offences as part of global police operation

Dozens of children are removed from harm and more than 100 Australians are arrested as a result of a three-year investigation into child abuse material.

AAP

Child abuse probe saves more than 50 kids

More than 100 people are facing almost 1300 charges following arrests in every state and territory of Australia as a global child abuse probe draws to a close.

The Canberra Times

Scientists need to bridge 'valley of death' to commercialise research: peak body

The next generation of scientists needs to have entrepreneurial skills, Science and Technology Australia president Mark Hutchinson says.

ABC News

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.

AAP

ALP pledges Whyalla hydrogen plant

The South Australian mid-north centre of Whyalla will be the location for a major hydrogen plant development if Labor wins the state election this month.

Pedestrian.tv

11 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas That Beat The ‘Impossible To Buy For’ Allegations

Time to earn the 'favourite child' badge.

AAP

Whyalla to produce steel for Inland Rail

The Whyalla steelworks in South Australia has signed a $292 million contract to supply steel for Australia's Inland Rail and other projects.

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