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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

'Tough 24 hours ahead' as rains drench Sydney, forcing snap evacuations

Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as torrential rains again pummelled the country's largest city, flooding several big suburbs.

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More help arriving for northern NSW towns

Premier Dominic Perrottet says 900 ADF troops are on their way to the flood devastated communities in the NSW Northern Rivers to help with the mammoth clean-up.

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Murwillumbah residents say authorities failed them during NSW floods as community stepped in

Flood recovery efforts are underway across northern New South Wales, but a week after the disaster, Murwillumbah residents are asking authorities why they have had to rely on the community for help.

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NSW reports 5 virus deaths, 13,018 cases

More than 13,000 people in NSW have been newly diagnosed with COVID-19 and five elderly people have died after contracting the virus.

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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.

ABC News

Damaging winds to bypass ACT ranges

A low pressure system is expected to deepen and develop into an east-coast low on Tuesday morning and track south.

The Canberra Times

Extra ADF troops to assist flood recovery

Nearly 700 extra ADF personnel will hit the ground of flood-affected regions by the end of Tuesday as clean-up efforts continue.

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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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The Loop: More flood evacuations in NSW, some progress at Ukraine and Russia peace talks, the Queen resumes her duties and bull sharks 'on the chomp'

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ABC News

The immigration numbers bidding war is pointless – there are limits to how many migrants Australia can accept

Since late last year, various business lobby groups, the NSW government, management consultant KPMG, the Business Council and now a number of economists have been throwing numbers around, talking up the need for higher levels of immigration.

The Conversation

Flood-hit NSW residents face ‘wet and dangerous’ week of weather

An upper-level low pressure system will continue to cause dangerous weather in eastern New South Wales over the next two days.

The New Daily

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.

ABC News

Two more die in NSW floods amid deluge

More than 40,000 people in NSW are under evacuation orders and others are being warned not to travel while the coast is battered by heavy rain and flooding.

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Chefs lead volunteers to feed NSW flood victims in absence of government food relief

Volunteers estimate they have cooked 60,000 meals delivered by jet ski, dinghy and private helicopter

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‘Screaming for something to be done’: NSW town repeatedly cut off by floods demands safe evacuation route

Pitt Town residents call for better escape plan after authorities forced to find key for locked backup gate

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About Bloody Time: NSW Public Schools Will Now Provide Free Tampons & Pads For Students

The NSW Government have just announced that tampons and pads will now be available for students to use in public schools across the state.

The New Daily

When it comes to flood relief, cash is still king. Here’s where to donate

Charities say it's best to donate money to help flood-affected communities in northern NSW and Queensland, and there are plenty of organisations to choose.

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Flooded buildings in Lismore may not be condemned despite NSW Premier's warning

Some residents in flood-ravaged NSW are pleading for the chance to repair their damaged homes after the Premier said around 2,000 in Lismore would have to be rebuilt, but not necessarily condemned.

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WTF Is ‘Nationally Significant’ Japanese Encephalitis & Should I Be Worried? Yr 3-Min Explainer

Multiple cases have now been detected in four states across Australia.

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Two NSW residents diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis virus

NSW Health is concerned as two people living near the NSW-Victorian border are confirmed as having the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, with one in intensive care in hospital.

AAP

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.

The Canberra Times

Chris Hemsworth, Mick Fanning back community chopper effort

"I'm very sorry ... but we're doing everything that we can," says NSW Premier.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

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