Residents are willing to sign safety waivers to return to the Mascot Towers complex if the government cuts off their rental support. A group of water bureaucrats spent taxpayers‘ money learning to laugh away their anxiety at the height of last week’s deadly floods. Petrol prices across Greater Sydney soar above $2 a litre. Parramatta’s Sean Russell will remain in hospital for several after suffering horror injuries in a tackle the NRL has deemed not worthy of a charge.

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