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Nicholas Jensen is commentary editor at The Australian. He previously worked as a reporter in the masthead’s NSW bureau. He studied history at the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a BA (Hons), and holds an MPhil in British and European History from the University of Oxford.

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Floods crisisNation

Lauren Archer trekking with here children to safety through the rain forest in Upper Lansdowne.

Off-the-grid family on the torrential frontline

A family of five, stranded in their homestead in Upper Lansdowne for the last four days, has made a daring escape from their property as floodwaters begin to recede.

Nicholas Jensen

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Heavy rain continues to batter the NSW mid north coast causing major flooding. Kempsey . Nathan Edwards

More shelters needed as levels tipped to rise

Local officials across the NSW mid-north coast are scrambling to resolve emergency accommodation shortages as conditions begin to deteriorate.

Nicholas Jensen

coronavirusNation

General Practioner, Dr Nicole Fogarty holding a vial of AstraZeneca vaccine, ahead of the phase roll-out on Monday at the Double Bay Doctors Practice, Sydney. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Ready to jab despite deluge delay

The AstraZeneca rollout is being heralded as an important day in the history of Australia’s pandemic response, but NSW faces imminent delays.

Olivia Caisley and Nicholas Jensen

wild weatherNation

Flooding on the Mid-North Coast of NSW, in an unspecified area, yesterday, MArch 20, 2021. https://twitter.com/WRHS_official

Hundreds in scramble for shelter

Torrential rainfall and flash flooding is set to worsen along the Mid North Coast, as a new front emerges from the state’s north west.

Nicholas Jensen

live: NSW weatherNation

A screenshot taken from video posted by NSW RFS showing a helicopter evacuation in the Taree area.Picture: Twitter / @NSWRFS

Once-in-a-century disaster unfolding in NSW

The city of Penrith, west of Sydney, has been inundated as the NSW Premier declares a disaster and warns thousands more will need to leave their homes.

Christine Kellett and Rhiannon Down

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Damaged homes on Priam st Chester Hill on the 20th of March. Picture: Adam Yip

Warragamba spills as flooding continues

Sydney’s main water source, the Warragamba Dam, has begun to overflow after a mini cyclone battered parts of Sydney’s south west.

Christine Kellett and Nicholas Jensen

THE DEALThe Deal

RendezView. SBS frame for FIFO worker. (Pic: SBS)

The FIFO experiment

New fly in fly out rosters kept the West’s mines operating during COVID.

Nicholas Jensen

East coast delugeNation

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Wild weather lashes the NSW mid north coast causing flash flooding in some areas. Telegraph Point north of Port Macquarie, inundated with flood waters. Nathan Edwards

Evacuation order as flooding looms

Residents in parts of NSW have been ordered to evacuate as ‘life-threatening’ weather conditions worsen.

Erin Lyons and Nicholas Jensen

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Police on Darlinghurst rd near the injecting room . picture John Grainger

Child sex crime wave a mystery as thefts fall

New figures released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research show crime has ‘remained stable or fallen across the state’, while reports of sexual assault continue to rise.

Nicholas Jensen

The Deal

Co-founders of a tech-start up, Home Live(L-R) Luke Watson and Jon Tyson. Home Live started 3 years ago and has expanded during COVID-19. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

‘Zoom’ meets boom in real estate

Co-founders of tech start-up Home Live, Luke Watson and Jon Tyson, are keen to take the site global.

Nicholas Jensen

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