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Top NSW rail bureaucrat sought urgent meetings with David Elliot before shutdown but was ignored

Rob Sharp, the head of the state’s transport network, tells estimates he wanted to brief the minister on possible outcomes but was denied a chance to

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Ex-NSW police minister's father jailed

Ken Grant, an ex-policeman and father of former NSW police minister Troy Grant, has been jailed over a fatal hit-and-run while he was also driving drunk.

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Joyce says new school bridges health gap

The School of Rural Medicine has officially opened in Orange, NSW, in the hopes it will train more doctors who will stay in the bush.

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Flooded NSW town running out of drinking water as residents spend days living in their cars

There are about 250 people stranded at the highest point of Coraki and illness is beginning to spread as essential supplies run low. Others have spent the week living in their cars with their families and animals, and desperation is rising.

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Before and after aerial pictures show how floods swept through Queensland and NSW towns

High-resolution images shot from a camera system mounted on planes focus in on the devastation

The Guardian - AU

Liberal party dissolves NSW branch

The federal arm of the Liberal party has intervened and dissolved its NSW state branch.

The Canberra Times

Like many disasters in Australia, Aboriginal people are over-represented and under-resourced in the NSW floods

The flooding crisis that has engulfed much of Australia’s east coast is yet more evidence of the catastrophic impacts of climate change. While all people are forced to confront similar challenges such as forced evacuations, loss of property and damage to businesses, Aboriginal people are once again over-represented in the…

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Shark warnings at popular Sydney beaches as rain and floods muddy the waters

Experts say nutrients from the land flushed into the sea by heavy rains can attract fish and other animals to feed – this can then attract sharks

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Federal intervention in NSW Liberal party secures future of Coalition ministers and sitting MP

Compromise saves ministers for Scott Morrison but leaves most contentious preselections for NSW division to sort out before end of March

The Guardian - AU

Murwillumbah frustrated by 'sheer lack of planning' with flood rescues 'left to locals'

'Adrenaline and shock' has given way to anger as residents across northern New South Wales ask how they were left stranded by this week's floods despite authorities being warned ahead of time.

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‘Should not have been built’: Ever more frequent flooding disasters require urgent answers

Flood mitigation must be addressed by local, state and federal governments, which have an uirgent role to play as climate change produces frequent flooding

The New Daily

NSW has two deaths, 9466 COVID-19 cases

Two people have died in NSW from COVID-19 and 9466 new cases have been identified in the latest 24-hour period.

AAP

Elliott grilled over rail shutdown texts

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has been grilled about the shutdown of Sydney's train network last month, which brought chaos to the city.

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COVID-19 WA hospital visitor rules 'absurd' when restrictions let nightclubs open, AMA says

The Australian Medical Association in WA slams "absurd" and "unacceptable" new hospital visitation rules that prevent many partners and relatives from visiting loved ones while nightclubs are allowed to stay open.

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NSW floods: Hawkesbury-Nepean River ‘still a major concern’ as rain starts to dissipate

Authorities are urging people to stay alert and check warnings with another east coast low predicted for coast early next week

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The Loop: More wild weather forecast for Queensland and NSW, Ukraine peace talks stall, Enmore Theatre's floor breaks and audience member asked to leave Q&A

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The Guardian - AU

Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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Morning mail: ‘worst yet to come’ in Ukraine, internet outages hit flood help, Neighbours finale

Thursday: Vladimir Putin tells Emmanuel Macron he will continue to pursue his war. Plus: are the catastrophic floods really a one-in-1,000 year event?

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Flood warnings still in place in NSW and Qld as severe thunderstorm alerts cancelled

Severe thunderstorms have been cancelled in Queensland and NSW but flood warnings remain in place as water levels continue to rise, with more rain

The Conversation

Victims of NSW and Queensland floods have lodged 60,000 claims, but too many are underinsured. Here's a better way

As South-East Queensland and New South Wales wade through the devastation of storms and flooding that now threatens the greater Sydney region, residents and businesses will be turning to insurance as their only hope of recovery.

The Conversation

We can't keep relying on charities and the food industry to supply food after disasters – the government must lead

Australia is facing yet another “unprecedented” weather event as extreme flooding across Queensland and New South Wales submerges entire towns.

ABC News

NSW, Queensland floods and weather as it happened: Storm fears ease for communities north of Brisbane, new evacuation warnings for parts of Sydney

Catch up on the news about flooding in NSW and Queensland from March 4 with a look back at our blog.

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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet admits emergency flood response fell short and promises review

Dominic Perrottet says the government must learn from mistakes made in the flood response, while a Northern Rivers MP takes aim at the Bureau of Meteorology for inaccurate forecasts.

AAP

NSW 'not past' flood danger yet: SES

More than 280 ADF troops have been deployed in northern NSW to help clean up after devastating flooding which now appears to be easing across the state.

AAP

Flood damage expected to enter billions

Emergency Management Minister Bridget McKenzie says the federal government will continue to support flood-affected communities as the damage bill rises.

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