8 d. ago Crazy injury hack that explains why Joey Walton is a popular new Waratahs captain

With Jake Gordon injured and Hugh Sinclair rested, coach Dan McKellar has turned to a “tough bugger” from a Central Coast high school to be NSW’s 179th skipper.

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2 w. ago ‘People have been in tears’: How the Central Coast seawall fight turned ugly

Accusations of bullying and misinformation have been made as both sides say their opponents are running scare campaigns.

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3 w. ago ‘We need you’: NSW’s plea to rely on Defence in natural disasters

Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred stalked the coast for days, but while the flooding risk for Lismore was downgraded, NSW is not out of the woods yet.

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3 w. ago Dozens of NSW towns still in storm’s crosshairs after Alfred makes landfall

The weather bureau has warned that Sunday could bring the event’s heaviest rainfall totals, heightening fears of major flooding across northern NSW.

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3 w. ago Dozens of NSW towns still in Alfred’s crosshairs as low stalls off coast

The weather bureau has warned that Sunday could bring the event’s heaviest rainfall totals, heightening fears of major flooding across northern NSW.

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4 w. ago Evacuation orders extended as Alfred bears down on Northern NSW

Areas from the Tweed on the far north coast, inland at Lismore, and as far south as Port Macquarie are subject to the orders as Cyclone Alfred edges closer.

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4 w. ago Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates: BoM reveals storm downgrade to category 1 as heavy rainfall, strong wind batters the east coast; tens of thousands without power in Queensland, northern NSW

Residents in more regions of northern NSW towns have been told to evacuate as Cyclone Alfred makes its way to the east coast. Follow our live coverage.

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4 w. ago Evacuation orders extend down NSW coast, Lismore at risk of flooding

Almost 100 warnings are in place across northern NSW as Cyclone Alfred approaches, with towns as far south as Port Macquarie told to evacuate.

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4 w. ago Evacuation orders issued as Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s approach slows, Lismore at risk of flooding

Residents in north-east NSW are being told to leave or risk being stranded as hundreds of millimetres of rainfall are forecast to fall as the category 2 storm approaches.

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4 w. ago Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates: Category downgrade possible as storm approaches Queensland coast; NSW Northern Rivers evacuation warnings issued for Lismore, surrounding areas

The category 2 system has slowed considerably as it moves towards Queensland, and could make landfall much later than previously predicted. Follow our live coverage.

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4 w. ago Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates: Category downgrade possible as storm crosses Queensland coast; NSW Northern Rivers evacuation warnings issued for Lismore, surrounding areas

The category 2 system has slowed considerably as it moves towards Queensland, and could make landfall much later than previously predicted. Follow our live coverage.

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4 w. ago Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates: Category downgrade possible as storm crosses Queensland coast; NSW Northern Rivers schools, supermarkets close amid flood preparations

The category 2 system has slowed considerably as it moves towards Queensland, and could make landfall much later than previously predicted. Follow our live coverage.

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4 w. ago Daredevils brave wild seas as Cyclone Alfred circles toward battered coast

The storm’s overnight doubling back gifted northern NSW locals a brief reprieve, but the message is clear: the time to prepare is almost over.

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4 w. ago Brief reprieve as Cyclone Alfred slows, but more severe conditions feared

The weather is expected to deteriorate rapidly on Thursday before the category 2 storm makes landfall early on Saturday morning.

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4 w. ago Alfred to slow and lessen in severity, but window of destruction remains open

Cyclone Alfred may be downgraded to a category 1 storm by the time it makes landfall early on Saturday morning – about 24 hours later than first expected.

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4 w. ago Evacuation warnings as delayed Tropical Cyclone Alfred starts to lash coast

Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly on Thursday before the category 2 storm makes landfall on Friday afternoon.

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last month ‘Three natural disaster events in one’: Northern NSW braces for Cyclone Alfred

Evacuation centres have been set up, flights cancelled and schools closed as the category 2 storm moves towards land.

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