Clean up begins as flood-hit communities offered disaster payments
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Clean up begins as flood-hit communities offered disaster payments

The support comes as travellers across NSW are being warned to expect disruptions as authorities work to repair damaged road,rail and ferry routes.

  • byAnthony Segaert andAngus Thomson

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‘Stay indoors’:Month’s worth of rain dumped on Sydney in a day

‘Stay indoors’:Month’s worth of rain dumped on Sydney in a day

Roads were closed and some parts of Sydney were told to evacuate after the city received more than a month’s worth of rain in a single day.

  • byAnthony Segaert,Angus Thomson andChristopher Harris
Under water and under pressure:The fight to fix flood insurance

Under water and under pressure:The fight to fix flood insurance

As climate change increases the severity and frequency of natural disasters,insurance companies face pressure to improve the handling of their claims.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
In the Northern Rivers,planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

In the Northern Rivers,planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

Improbable as it sounds,Jai Vaze is bringing the February 2022 disaster back to life in his Canberra laboratory.

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New chapter for heritage house full of memories after epic journey

New chapter for heritage house full of memories after epic journey

The 20th century played out within its walls. Now,a heritage-listed Federation cottage has found a new resting place in a different state.

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75,000 lightning strikes,mass train chaos:Sydney hit by storms
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75,000 lightning strikes,mass train chaos:Sydney hit by storms

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were left without power and four people were hospitalised after being struck by lightning.

  • byAnthony Segaert andJessica McSweeney
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Insurance inquiry reveals one of Australia’s greatest paradoxes

Insurance inquiry reveals one of Australia’s greatest paradoxes

Australians have a habit of outsourcing very important things to profit-seeking businesses,then complaining when they behave like profit-seeking businesses.

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Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back

Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back

The event that brought widespread flooding to Australia’s east coast is set for a potential shock return,weather models show.

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Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up

Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up

The venerable weather bureau faces difficult questions about its warnings – and its future. What explains its recent high-profile misses?

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More storms forecast for NSW after lightning strikes passenger plane

More storms forecast for NSW after lightning strikes passenger plane

The Bureau of Meteorology warned another round of wet and wild storm activity is on the cards for Christmas afternoon and evening as a slow-moving storm cell threatens to bring more flash-flooding.

  • byJessica McSweeney andAngus Dalton
Crane collapses,delaying trains,as damaging wind and hail hit Sydney

Crane collapses,delaying trains,as damaging wind and hail hit Sydney

Thunderstorms stretched 1500 kilometres across eastern Australia on Wednesday afternoon.

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