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Labor holds the NSW seat of Macquarie, on the outskirts of Sydney, with a margin of just 0.2 per cent, setting the scene for a close battle at the federal election.

Central Coast, Tamworth, Blue Mountains and Port Macquarie top the list.

Lawyer’s wife still in critical condition while second son stable after rockslide in Blue Mountains near Sydney

Finance lawyer Mehraab Nazir, 49, and his son died while on holiday hiking in the Blue Mountains in Australia - Mehraab's wife remains in hospital

Mehraab Nazir and a closed off walking trail in the Blue Mountains

Mehraab Nazir, 49, was killed in a landslide along with his nine-year-old son while bushwalking in the Blue Mountains. Two other family members are in a critical condition in hospital.

A 14-year-old boy has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition, while a 15-year-old girl remains under observation.

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A landslide struck a British family on holiday in Sydney, killing the father and his nine-year-old son while critically injuring the mother and another son, Australian police said Tuesday. The family of five was caught by the landslide on Monday as they hiked along a popular trail in the Blue…

According to New South Wales Police, the pair died at the scene on Wentworth Pass in the Blue Mountains, west Sydney

Her brother and father were killed in the incident while on holiday from the UK