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# New South Wales

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January 2023
# RIP
Irish man dies attempting to save daughter from drowning at Australian beach
The man swam out to rescue his 11-year-old daughter who eventually reached the shore safely.
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Jan 19th 2023, 10:54 AM
# factcheck
Debunked: Misleading graph used to argue that non-vaccinated people achieved ‘Zero Covid’
Unvaccinated people appear not to be affected by the disease — until you count deaths
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Jan 12th 2023, 3:44 PM
Last year
2022
# australian floods
Australian residents evacuate as floods threaten Sydney suburbs
Images from around Sydney showed submerged roads, cars struggling through floodwaters and debris flowing rapidly down rivers.
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Apr 7th 2022, 5:56 PM
# Australia
Hunt on for great white shark that killed Sydney swimmer
The attack has rocked beach communities in Sydney’s east, where being in the water is a part of everyday life.
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Feb 17th 2022, 10:10 AM
# Little Bay
Swimmer dies in Sydney's first fatal shark attack in 60 years
It is the Australian city’s first fatal shark attack since 1963.
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Feb 16th 2022, 10:16 AM
All time
# omicron
France announces new Covid-19 measures amid spike in infections
In England, politicians said there would be no further restrictions before 2022 but people are urged to be “cautious”.
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Updated Dec 27th 2021, 9:32 PM
# Australia
Restrictions tighten in parts of Australia as Covid cases continue to rise
26% of Australians aged 16 and older had been fully vaccinated by Saturday.
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Aug 16th 2021, 9:05 AM
# Australia
Record daily infection toll reported in Australia’s most populous state
The previous record tally in New South Wales, home to Sydney, was 390, reported on Friday.
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Aug 14th 2021, 1:09 PM
# New South Wales
Sydney extends lockdown as Covid-19 cluster grows
The lockdown of Australia’s largest city will last at least until 28 August.
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Jul 28th 2021, 1:51 PM
# New South Wales
Trapped motorist becomes first fatality in Australia floods
Emergency services have made hundreds of rescues since the flood emergency in Australia’s most populous state began last week.
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Mar 24th 2021, 7:09 AM
# New South Wales
Dozens of towns isolated and thousands evacuated after flooding in Australian state
Emergency services in New South Wales fear up to 54,000 people could be displaced with rain forecast to continue until Wednesday.
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Mar 22nd 2021, 7:00 AM
# New South Wales
More evacuation orders issued in Australia amid worst flooding in decades
Hundreds of people have been rescued from rising waters, authorities said.
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Mar 21st 2021, 7:21 AM
# rodent rampage
Farmers battle to save crops after 'plague' of mice invade Australia's rural east
Farmers fear this year’s harvest is at risk and have asked the government for emergency permission to lay down pesticides.
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Mar 19th 2021, 10:18 PM
# The Lancet
Very low risk of students and teachers transmitting Covid-19 at school, Australian study suggests
When epidemic control measures are in place, the risk of transmission between children is minimal, Sydney researchers found.
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Aug 4th 2020, 6:30 AM
# clusters
Australia to close border between Victoria and New South Wales after virus spike
Victoria – home to more than 6.6 million people – announced a record 127 new cases today.
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Jul 6th 2020, 7:45 AM
# australian wildfire crisis
Australian wildfire victim will rebuild his family home after €617,000 lottery win
The Queensland man, who wishes to remain anonymous, used his wife’s “special numbers” on the ticket.
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Jan 9th 2020, 1:32 PM
# Bushfires
Australian wildfires: new evacuation notices issued as area the size of Ireland now scorched by blazes
Searing temperatures are expected to return to the southeast of the country tomorrow.
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Jan 9th 2020, 7:36 AM
# Australia fires
New South Wales declares state of emergency as Australia fire threat escalates
High temperatures and strong winds are expected to return this weekend, making conditions worse.
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Updated Jan 2nd 2020, 11:10 AM
# New South Wales
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires as death toll rises
Blazes have killed at least 17 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
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Jan 1st 2020, 10:16 AM
# Australia's burning
Firefighters in Australia share footage of truck being overrun by bushfires
The death toll from more than three months of wildfires in multiple states now stands at 12.
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Dec 31st 2019, 11:59 AM
# Bushfires
Lewis the koala dies from burn injuries after being rescued from Australian bushfire last week
Last week, a video went viral of a woman who walked into a bushfire to save the koala.
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Nov 26th 2019, 7:56 AM
# Bushfires
Death toll from devastating Australia bushfires rises to four
A man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland near the New South Wales town of Kempsey.
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Nov 14th 2019, 7:34 AM
# blazes
Australians warned to seek shelter from bushfires as it's 'too late to leave' their homes
Eleven bushfires along the country’s east coast have been declared as emergencies.
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Nov 12th 2019, 7:26 AM
# Australia
State of emergency declared in Sydney over threat of 'catastrophic' bushfires
It is the first time the city has been placed at the top level of fire warning.
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Nov 11th 2019, 9:29 AM
# Wildfire
Hundreds of koalas feared dead in out-of-control bushfire on Australia's east coast
The bushfire believed to have been sparked by a lightning strike on Saturday north of Sydney.
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Oct 30th 2019, 8:54 AM
# New South Wales
Abortion decriminalised across Australia after New South Wales overturns 119-year-old law
The passage of the bill was cheered by pro-choice advocates.
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Sep 26th 2019, 7:40 AM
# New South Wales
Irish father-of-one dies in truck crash in Australia
Seamus Walsh had been living in Australia for several years with his young family.
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Updated Jul 26th 2019, 5:41 PM
# New South Wales
Two Irish men charged with attempted murder in Australia following shooting of man (53)
Mark Dixon (30) and Jack Harvey (26) were arrested on Wednesday
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Mar 1st 2019, 9:53 AM
# New South Wales
Two Irish men arrested in Australia in connection with shooting of 53-year-old man
Police said the pair were currently assisting police with their enquiries.
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Updated Feb 27th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Australia
Two Irishmen charged with murder after man dies following attack in Sydney
A 66-year-old man died yesterday following injuries sustained in an attack in late December.
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Jan 8th 2019, 7:11 AM
# Surfing
'Pushing for equality in all walks of life, starting on the waves' - World Surf League agrees to gender pay parity
The move comes after criticism earlier this year of a disparity between male and female surfers.
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Sep 6th 2018, 12:39 PM
# Australia
Man admits he killed woman and toddler, before dumping child's body in suitcase
Police had been unable to identify Karlie Jade Pearce-Stevenson’s body until 2015, when her two-year-old daughter’s remains were found.
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Jul 31st 2018, 8:44 AM
# Wanted
People 'urged not to approach' Irishman wanted by police in Australia
Daniel Twohig is wanted in relation to an outstanding conviction warrant for numerous offences.
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Jan 12th 2018, 2:37 PM
# Jessica Falkholt
Home and Away actress in critical condition after St Stephen's Day crash that killed her parents
Jessica Falkholt and her younger sister are both in a critical condition.
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Dec 28th 2017, 11:49 AM
# found
Irish tourist missing in Australia found safe and well
Craig Lambe (25) had been missing from Kingsford in New South Wales since 12.30pm yesterday.
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Dec 13th 2017, 2:35 PM
# Missing
Australian police issue appeal for missing Irish tourist Craig Lambe
Craig Lambe (25) was last seen leaving a home in Kingsford in New South Wales yesterday.
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Dec 12th 2017, 3:14 PM
# Close Call
British doctor escapes Australian shark attack by 'punching it in the face'
25-year-old Charlie Fry was surfing in New South Wales when the attack happened.
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Nov 14th 2017, 8:11 AM
# Wallaby damned
Police stop 12-year-old boy who was trying to drive across Australia
The child got about 14 hours into a 4,000km journey.
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Apr 23rd 2017, 1:20 PM
# cyclone debbie
Bodies of mother and young children pulled from river as Australia is devastated by floods
At least five people are now confirmed dead.
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Apr 4th 2017, 9:36 AM
# Australia
Irish woman charged with murder of Irish man who was stabbed to death in Sydney
The man was critically injured by a stab wound to his neck.
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Feb 18th 2017, 7:34 AM
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