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Floods live updates: NSW endures flash flooding as Victorian towns brace for Murray River to peak

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding and river rises in several towns across New South Wales overnight, while Victorian communities brace for the Murray River to peak. Follow the live updates.

ABC News

Woman's body found in NSW flood emergency

The body of a woman who went missing in floodwaters has been found on a riverbank in NSW as the premier urges people not to drive into water across roads.

AAP

Tasmania, Qld the top-performing states

Tasmania and Queensland have the best economic momentum in the country as NSW and Victoria slide down the rankings.

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Blame game after UN drops NSW jail visits

The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.

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UN accuses Australia of ‘clear breach’ of human rights obligations as it suspends tour of detention facilities

New South Wales and Queensland have blocked access to some facilities with NSW corrections minister saying people can’t just ‘wander through at their leisure’

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NSW Transport Minister David Elliott hits out at party factions as he announces retirement

Transport Minister David Elliott takes aim at factional power within the Liberal party as he becomes the latest Coalition member to announce their resignation ahead of the 2023 state election.

ABC News

More severe weather forecast for Australia's southeast amid flood crisis

Australia's weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of country's flood-hit south and east on Sunday as a flood crisis continues in the two most populous states.

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NSW transport minister to retire at poll

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has announced he will not contest the next state election even after Premier Dominic Perrottet encouraged him to stay.

AAP

Birdwatchers prepare for Twitchathon to raise money for the gang-gang cockatoo

Teams of avid birders from across NSW and the ACT will race to record as many different bird species as possible in an event focused on saving a special species.

ABC News

Flood-hit communities in NSW face 'dangerous' 48 hours as 150mm predicted to fall

People in parts of flood-ravaged Lismore in northern New South Wales are being urged to get out by 9am on Monday as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of further heavy rain and flooding.

ABC News

NSW faces 'very dangerous' 48 hours

With new weather systems closing in on NSW, residents across the state are being warned rain and floods pose massive risks to lives and homes.

AAP

Murray At Highest Level In More Than 100 Years At Echuca As East Coast Preps For More Floods

Meanwhile Lismore & Northern NSW is set for major flooding.

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Australia's east braces for more heavy rain, 'life-threatening' floods

Large swaths of Australia's southeast were under flood evacuation alerts on Saturday as the nation's weather forecaster warned major flooding could hit parts of New South Wales devastated by floods in March.

Reuters

Reward increases as police search for answers to the death of Cessnock teenager Allison Newstead

Police and the NSW state government will offer a reward of $750,000 for information into the suspicious death of a 17-year-old girl at Cessnock in 1993.

Newcastle Herald

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Upper Hunter thoroughbred industry bolstered as state reaffirms open cut mining ban at Dartbrook

The NSW government will amend a state environmental planning policy to effectively reinforce its earlier commitment to prohibit open cut mining at Dartbrook coal mine in the Upper Hunter.

ABC News

Floods at Moama break 30-year record as more New South Wales towns are evacuated

Residents of Moama are hoping a town levee will hold as they prepare for a flood peak unseen for 30 years, while thousands of residents in NSW's north-west are ordered to evacuate their homes.

The Guardian - AU

Where once there was coal smog, a cloud of uncertainty now hangs over Lithgow

The NSW town is in a hurry to transition from mining and power generation – but attracting new industries has its own pitfalls

Newcastle Herald

Grid walks, safety car rides, corporate boxes: pollies' Supercars perks revealed

Most of the "benefits" in the agreement help promote Newcastle and NSW. Some help promote the pollies as well.

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NSW braces for 'difficult days' ahead

Large swathes of NSW are on high alert for flooding, with wild weather forecast to lash parts of the state including the Northern Rivers and Sydney.

ABC News

Property group withdraws proposal for controversial over-55s development on NSW Mid North Coast

Ingenia Communities has informed Nambucca Valley Council of its plans to withdraw the proposal for an over-55s "lifestyle community" at Scotts Head.

Newcastle Herald

Cruel animal experiments 'must cease'

'We must move towards alternatives to the use of animals in experimentation.'

AAP

Call to outlaw harmful animal smoke tests

Harmful medical experiments that force animals to inhale smoke and swim in tubes of water should be rapidly phased out in NSW, a parliamentary committee says.

AAP

Remote learning to cost NSW kids $16.1b

A new report says NSW kids will suffer the cost of remote education for their entire lives due to disengagement, worse mental health and developmental delays.

AAP

NSW duo, rain thwart Bulls' push for win

NSW batsmen Moises Henriques and Matthew Gilkes posted a 51-run unbeaten stand on the final day as rain held up Queensland's push for a Sheffield Shield win.

Newcastle Herald

Opinion: Time for pollies to stand up over port

It is time for NSW politicians to follow through on their support for competition in the state's container market.

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