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Lismore residents whose homes were covered in oil from Boral asphalt depot after floods left with daunting clean up

Months after deadly floods inundated large parts of New South Wales, people in South Lismore are left with homes covered in a sticky oily residue from a disused construction site.

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

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Election corflutes and blankets used as makeshift insulation against the cold in flood-ravaged Lismore

People living in homes damaged by floods in NSW's Northern Rivers region are struggling to stay warm during the cold snap, with no walls and limited heating prompting some to get innovative.

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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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‘We knew straight away’: Lismore family reunited with lost cat Kimba 13 weeks after their house flooded

Locals spotted the lost pet wandering around a car yard in town and alerted the family via social media

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Insurance Council says cost of northern NSW and south-east Queensland floods now at $4.3 billion

The combined floods are now considered the "fourth most expensive disaster" in Australia's history, with the cost expected to rise.

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Fights broke out as top-down approach to Lismore flood response failed, inquiry told

Locals who were trying to help rescue residents and feed evacuees clashed with NSW agencies, community witnesses say

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Lismore MP slams agency's flood response

The NSW agency tasked with coordinating the response to disastrous floods was unprepared and struggled to provide help, a hearing in Lismore has been told.

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Months on from devastating Lismore floods, 1,300 people are still unable to return home

Three months on from the devastating flood event in late February, 1,300 people remain in emergency accommodation and less than 20 per cent of businesses are back operating in Lismore.

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Flood insurance claims trickle through approval process for Lismore victims

North coast residents are struggling to navigate the insurance process as they try to move on from the worst floods on record.

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Lismore flood retreat plan could cost $400 million

Moving people out of flood-prone areas in north and south Lismore could cost $400 million, and the local council can't afford to pay its share.

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NSW flood warnings as heavy rain returns

People living in areas devastated by floods in northern NSW earlier this year are being warned rivers could rise again with rain expected to continue this week.

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Sydney news: Heavy rain here to stay, flood warnings for Lismore again

MORNING BRIEFING: More rain is forecast for everywhere from the NSW south coast to the Queensland border today, with a minor flood warning in place for parts of the north coast, including Lismore.

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Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'

Around Australia, statistical measures like the "one-in-100-year flood" level are used by authorities to determine safe building standards, but experts say climate change has changed everything.

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Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast

Australia is no stranger to disasters like droughts, floods, bushfires and heatwaves. The problem is, they’re going to get worse. And then worse again. As the global temperature ratchets up, these disasters will grow in size, frequency and intensity. We will have to get much better at adapting, and do…

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Australian election: Where is climate change on the agenda?

Most Australians want action on climate change, but you would not know that from the campaign for Saturday’s election.

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Northern Rivers weather outlook bleak for farmers as rain continues

A Lismore vet fears the worst is yet to come for farmers struggling with water-logged paddocks as he launches an attack on decision makers he says do not understand their plight.

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Lismore kicks up its mud-caked heels at free concert following ‘two months of hell’

Residents refused to let a few showers stop them enjoying a star-studded show featuring Paul Kelly and Lime Cordiale

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Grinspoon and Paul Kelly play to thousands at Lismore's flood relief concert

Thousands of people have trekked through mud deep enough to lose a gumboot in to see big-name musicians at a free flood relief concert in devastated Northern NSW.

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First Nations Artist Blak Douglas Won The Archibald For Portrait Of Another First Nations Artist

His painting "Moby Dickens" focuses on the Lismore floods.

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Archibald prize 2022: Blak Douglas wins $100,000 for portrait of Lismore artist Karla Dickens

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 14 May

Newcastle Herald

20 tonnes of flood support heads from Newcastle to Lismore

Clothing, shoes, belts, towels, sheets, doonas and blankets from hundreds of locals and several businesses filled more than 120 pallets.

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‘Washed away’: residents angry as one polling booth opens in flood-hit Lismore

AEC says second prepolling venue with better accessibility will open this weekend after floods interrupted ‘plan after plan’

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Growing anger in flood zones prompts NSW government apology

Flood recovery minister announces changes to small business grants after thousands of applicants were rejected

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‘You can’t imagine the mental stress’: flooded Lismore business owners call for grants overhaul

Ten weeks after Lismore first flooded, fewer than one in six applicants for the NSW government’s business grants have been approved

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