Sydney

The Project: Sydney should have had a stricter lockdown sooner

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‘Shut us the hell down’: The Project host says Sydney should have had a STRICTER lockdown sooner – and admits she’s ‘surprised’ Aussies are so resistant to staying at home By Mary Mrad and Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:06 BST, 7 July 2021 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 7 July 2021 The Project … Read more

New South Wales records one new Covid case as state reveals new restrictions including masks indoors

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Face masks will be mandatory indoors and dancing will be banned across Greater Sydney this weekend after a husband and wife in Sydney’s eastern suburbs mysteriously tested positive to Covid.   The man’s test result, which was announced on Wednesday, sent shockwaves through the city because he had not returned from overseas, does not work in … Read more

Elsa Pataky reflects on ‘great night’ with Chris Hemsworth and their A-list pals

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Elsa Pataky and her husband Chris Hemsworth had the Internet abuzz on Friday night when they were spotted watching an NRL game in Sydney with their A-list pals. On Sunday, the Spanish actress, 44, reflected on a ‘great night’, sharing photos to Instagram of herself with Chris, 37, Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe, and Isla Fisher. … Read more

Thousands evacuate as Sydney floodwaters approach ROOF height and 200 schools are closed

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Thousands in Sydney’s west have been forced out of their homes overnight and eight flood evacuation orders have been issued for the NSW mid-north coast as wild weather and torrential rain continues to lash much of the state’s east.  Communities along the Hawkesbury River in NSW are bracing for once-in-a-generation flooding that could displace thousands … Read more

Floodwaters in Sydney’s west rise as once-in-100-year storm causes $1B of damage across NSW

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Thousands of families face losing their homes and many others spent a sleepless night in evacuation centres as a rain-soaked New South Wales prepares to be battered by another two days of relentless torrential rain. Floodwaters in Sydney’s west will continue rising on Monday as Warragamba Dam, the city’s biggest, spills enough water to fill … Read more

Torrential rain to last for days due to colliding weather systems amid NSW flood disaster

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More wild weather is on the way for rain-soaked New South Wales as a once-in-a-century mega-storm continues to lash Australia’s east coast.  Conditions are dangerous and volatile as more flood warnings were issued for parts of western Sydney and the NSW mid-north coast on Sunday night. Rising floodwaters in Sydney’s west and north-west are now higher … Read more

NSW storm causes Covid-19 vaccine to be delayed after flashfloods rip through Sydney

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The wild weather battering New South Wales has delayed the state’s vaccine roll-out as torrential rain and flooding looks set to hammer the state’s east coast until Thursday.  The Federal Government said the once-in-a-century storm will affect the vaccine delivery of phase 1b to over 6.1million Australians ‘in Sydney and across multiple regional NSW locations’.    … Read more