Heavy flooding and evacuations across Sydney’s fringe and the Hawkesbury region have prompted fresh calls for the government to revive a $3 billion plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall, even as Premier Chris Minns insists better planning decisions are helping mitigate against floods.
Residents across Sydney’s north-west fringe began returning to their homes on Monday, even as major roads connecting Sydney to outer suburbs including Windsor, Richmond and Pitt Town remained closed due to debris and flood damage.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
