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Lara Bowden, 10, playing in the mud in the wake of ex-cyclone Alfred, at Skennars Head in northern NSW

‘We need you’: NSW’s plea to rely on Defence in natural disasters

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred stalked the coast for days, but while the flooding risk for Lismore was downgraded, NSW is not out of the woods yet.

  • Matt Wade and Chris Barrett

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People are almost washed off the Brunswick Heads rockwall on the NSW north coast as Cyclone Alfred moved closer.

Cyclone Alfred: All your emergency contacts in one place

SES contacts, weather warning updates, evacuation centres near you – here are the details you may need in an emergency this weekend.

  • Jacqueline Lunn
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Severe weather warning as Sydney temperature soars

The heatwave is bringing oppressive temperatures, extreme UV levels, the risk of power outages and a severe storm.

  • Jessica McSweeney
A fig tree in Hyde Park, Sydney CBD fell this evening, injuring two along Elizabeth St

Damaging winds uproot trees, down power lines across Sydney

Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.

  • Penry Buckley
Tim Chen (right) whose roof came off talks with neighbour Josh Yeo (left) whose property was impacted when the roof flew in to his home during last nights storms. Carlingford, NSW. January 16, 2025. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Tim and his family were watching TV. Then the deadly storm ripped off their roof

A Sydney man has recounted the terrifying moment the roof blew off his home as destructive weather lashed the city on Wednesday evening.

  • Sally Rawsthorne, Amber Schultz and Tom Housden
Hadi Nazari being winched to safety at Kosciuszko National Park on Wednesday.

The stunning moment hikers found Hadi on a hillside

For 13 days, searchers combed the dense alpine forest of the Kosciuszko National Park looking for missing hiker Hadi Nazari. As hope began to fade, a speck appeared in the distance.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola, Angus Delaney and Cassandra Morgan
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The view from the Rocks towards Sydney Harbour on Saturday morning, as the city braces for a month’s worth of rain in 48 hours.

Flood warnings, more storms as a month’s worth of rain falls on Sydney

Emergency services are urging Sydneysiders to avoid unnecessary travel after a person was rescued from floodwaters overnight and forecasters warn there’s more rain to come.

  • Angus Thomson
The storm is being blamed for chaos on the Harbour Bridge on Sunday night.

Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate

A dramatic storm that swept over Sydney on Sunday night is being blamed for dislodging a road plate that damaged 25 cars at the entrance to the Harbour Bridge.

  • Jessica McSweeney
A woman was killed by a falling tree branch in Liverpool.

Woman killed by tree branch as high winds batter Sydney

The woman, in her 60s, was struck by the falling branch in Liverpool just before 1pm.

  • Ben Cubby
Conditions near the top of Mount Kosciuszko this morning.

Man found after ‘walking through the night’ in freezing conditions near Thredbo

Police say a member of the public came upon 61-year-old Bing Wei on The Alpine Way at Thredbo just before 9am, and alerted searchers.

  • Catherine Naylor

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