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Sydney floods force tens of thousands to flee homes

About a month’s worth of rain drenched the Australian state over the weekend, and more is forecast

Evening Standard

More than 3 feet of rain triggers evacuation warnings in Australia's largest city

Parts of Sydney's 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in less than a year and a half after torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

WEKU

After 3 feet of rain, 32,000 in Sydney area may need to flee

More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes as Australia’s largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months

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Albanese briefed on NSW flood disaster

The prime minister has received a briefing on the flooding disaster in Sydney, as the federal government committed 200 defence personnel to assist.

AAP

NSW welcomes quick federal flood support

The federal emergency minister says the government is responding quickly to the flood crisis in NSW, which is expected to be the worst disaster in 18 months.

Crikey

Thousands evacuated as SES fields 3900 calls for assistance – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Driving rain batters NSW coast as authorities warn of flooding and landslips

WaterNSW is preparing for Warragamba Dam to spill after days of persistent rain pushes water levels to capacity

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Recovery head steps down amid overhaul

Disaster recovery head Shane Stone will step down from the role as the government announces plans to create a new agency.

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Got COVID-19? From today the government won’t pay you to stay at home

The Albanese government has pushed ahead with plans made by the previous administration to end the pandemic disaster payments.

ABC News

Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop varroa mite

So far more than 600 hives have been destroyed and "that number will grow". Generally, bees are euthanised by pouring petrol into the hive, leaving it overnight, then burning the hive.

Newcastle Herald

Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop Varroa mite

So far more than 600 hives have been destroyed and "that number will grow". Generally, bees are euthanised by pouring petrol into the hive, leaving it overnight, then burning the hive.

The Canberra Times

Lismore ice-cream factory ‘will need to stand down 240 people’ unless flood support extended

Norco says 44 workers who lost homes would be affected if government assistance ends

The Guardian - AU

Northern Rivers employers call for boost to flood package following state's $15 million pledge

Some of the largest employers in the Northern Rivers are calling on the state and federal governments to increase a disaster recovery package to $100 million.

ABC News

Albanese takes his cabinet to central Qld

Anthony Albanese will chair a cabinet meeting in the central Queensland industrial city of Gladstone, as part of his pledge to govern for the whole country.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor says Dutton ‘desperate’ to distract from defence failures – as it happened

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New ag minister outlines top priorities

Senator Murray Watt has given his first major address as federal agriculture minister outlining labour shortage, biosecurity and high input costs as priorities.

ABC News

New Agriculture Minister says Labor's drought policy an 'evolution'

Labor doesn't have a drought policy yet and, although it might be hard to imagine given the recent rain, Australia will inevitably be in the grips of another crippling drought before too long.

The Guardian - AU

Too little, too late: Australia’s disaster response has been … a disaster

Those on the ground after fires and floods say recovery efforts require a complete restructure

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Live sheep trade ban won't happen this term, Prime Minister Albanese says

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed the government will ban live sheep exports by air and sea, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it will not happen in this term of government.

The New Daily

Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers

Although Labor hasn't been in government since 2013, almost half of the new cabinet have past experience as government ministers.

ABC News

Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Record 10 women in Albanese cabinet, and surprise move for Plibersek to environment

Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women.

Crikey

Albanese announces frontbench with record number of women

As Labor achieves majority government, Anthony Albanese has unveiled a frontbench to be sworn in tomorrow morning.

ABC News

Regional Queensland voted for the Liberal National Party. What do they make of the Labor government and 'greenslide'?

The Liberal National Party has retained 70 per cent of federal seats in Queensland, leaving many in the agriculture and mining sectors worried the inner-city electorates' embrace of the Greens could deepen the regional divide between city and country.

ABC News

Regional Queensland loses federal election spotlight as major parties focus elsewhere

Experts say there has been a "noticeable drop in emphasis" on regional Queensland during the 2022 campaign as major parties focus on other electorates.

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