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Derrick Krusche is a journalist for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney. Get in touch at derrick.krusche@news.com.au

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Battle to save two lightning victims

Lionel Bush describes how he saved his brother Josh after he was struck by lightning while surfing at Dee Why on Monday while Christine Lawrence, 71, remains critical in hospital after she was struck in Arcadia, kilometres away, 10 minutes later.

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Houses burn in ghost towns

Communities are bracing for news of property damage and loss this morning after another long night for the state’s firefighters. Southern NSW was ablaze into the early hours, with five emergency-level fires near Batlow at risk of merging and several firefighters injured on the frontline.

NSW
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Batemans Bay locals brace for more fire danger

The usually popular streets of the coastal town of Batemans Bay have been deserted as tourists flee and locals take shelter at evacuation centres or sleep in their cars as bushfires again threaten to hit today.

NSW
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Exodus from hell: Thousands flee unstoppable firestorm

Terrified motorists were stuck in vehicles for up to seven hours overnight during the biggest evacuation in Australia’s history with thousands ordered out of entire towns, national parks and south coast holiday hamlets in the path of a ‘firestorm.’ It came as NSW police confirmed a seventh person had died in bushfires impacting the area.

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The thiccest dictionary of Gen Z slang

As younger generations grow older, the slang they use evolves. So what are all the ‘hip’ new words and phrases our young ones are using? Here’s all the teenage slang you need to know to bring in the New Year.

NSW
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Trams go off rails in CBD for NYE

Sydney’s trouble-plagued light rail will be partially shut down on New Year’s Eve following services being cancelled on Boxing Day, less than two weeks after the network went live.

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