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Stephen RiceSydney Bureau Chief

Stephen Rice runs The Australian’s NSW bureau and writes on a wide range of subjects. Hestarted his newspaper career at The Sydney Morning Herald before moving into television, where he became executive producer of Nine’s Sunday and Business Sunday programs. He has worked as a senior investigative producer on 60 Minutes and the Seven Network’s Sunday Night. He has law and arts degrees from the Australian National University and has twice won Walkley awards, including the award for Leadership in Journalism.

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Sydney island handover ‘going to wrong people’

Sydney Harbour’s historic Goat Island is set to be handed to Aboriginal people who have no cultural connection to the site.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH, 30, 2021: Former attorney-general Christian Porter seen outside the Supreme Court in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

Porter facing mammoth legal bill

Christian Porter has lost his bid to overturn a massive costs order awarded against him over his ABC defamation case.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet awaits the arrival of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (not pictured) at the NSW Parliament Building on July 07, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Sydney as part of her international trade mission aimed at reconnecting New Zealand with the world following the closure of the country's borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by James Gourley/Getty Images)

Perrottet in hot water over $1.6bn plan to raise dam wall

Dominic Perrottet is under pressure to consider alternatives to the $1.6bn plan to raise the height of the Warragamba Dam wall as community anger grows over government floods failure.

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Raising of dam wall on floods agenda

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is pushing the Albanese government to commit to raising the Warragamba Dam wall in a 50-50 joint funding split, as community anger grows at inaction over Sydney’s disastrous floods.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos July 6, 2022: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Emergency Management Murray Watt and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke leaving after meeting SES members in Richmond, Windsor, Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

PM vows quick action on long-term plans

Anthony Albanese has promised frustrated victims of the flood crisis he will work with the NSW government on long-term planning to ensure housing is built ‘in appropriate locations’.

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Rains ease but floodwaters keep on rising

Sydneysiders have been warned floodwaters will continue to rise in low-lying areas as torrential rains head towards the NSW mid-north coast.

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NSW floods hit RBA with new inflation shock

Flooding poses threat to food prices as the Reserve Bank weighs a 0.5 per cent point rate rise to tame rising inflation.

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04-07-2022 - NSW lifesavers embedded with the NSW SES assist with a flood rescue in Penrith. Picture: NSW SES

Residents left high and far from dry

At least 30,000 Sydneysiders have fled their homes, with some evacuations continuing overnight and major flood warnings in place for the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers.

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A man that describes himself as the “General Commander of IS Australia” appeared before Parramatta Local Court via video link, waving and laughing with family members in the gallery.Isaac El Matari, 20, of Greenacre, appeared before Parramatta Magistrate Peter Feather on Friday for brief status committal, however, proceedings were carried over until December 5.

Review damns police over terrorism powers

NSW Police unlawfully used counter-terrorism powers to conduct covert searches on all four occasions when the powers were employed, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found in a scathing review of police conduct.

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Top law firm slammed over ‘independent’ expert report

Lawyers warned over getting involved in ‘independent’ expert reports after a judge excoriated top legal firm for potentially tainting evidence.

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