The Latest Breaking News from Lismore

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People in suburbs stretching across Sydney's north and south west have been ordered to evacuate as the flood-crisis in New South Wales worsens.

Northern NSW mourns the loss of beloved locals who perished in the region's flood crisis — and, there could be more tragedy to come as the state faces another bout of severe weather.

Sydney must be prepared for the worst, the emergency services minister says, as a severe weather warning extends from Newcastle to the South Coast

Stories of generous strangers are being shared online as locals offer shelter, share supplies and search for stranded residents

Local Nationals MP expects issue to be ‘resolved’ for future rounds of $600m program after record floods

Floodwaters swallowed both ends of arched bridge and stranded residents and livestock overnight

Tens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes by Tuesday and many more had been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in decades that has claimed at least nine lives. Scores of residents, some with…

Farmers have watched on, feeling helpless, as hundreds of cattle were swept away in the record-breaking flood event in northern NSW. In other cases, stories of hope, as animals are guided to safety.

As rescuers continue to search for those missing in Lismore, Ballina is preparing for a one-in-500-year flood event

"There will be storms. There will be trees down. There will be roof damage."