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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Warragamba - The Untold Story

Integrity of Sydney’s main Warragamba dam at risk from extreme flooding, says study

Exclusive: NSW ministers told of climate change impact and concerns about ‘weak’ rock seam under the dam wall

The Guardian - AU

Warragamba Dam: health department feared raising wall could harm Sydney’s drinking water

New South Wales health department’s concerns revealed in report released by WaterNSW

The Guardian - AU

Raised Warragamba Dam wall risks ‘irreversible harm’ to Aboriginal cultural heritage, NSW report says

Study says the NSW government project could lead to the ‘total loss’ of some sites due to flooding

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Raising Warragamba Dam 'would save homes'

A local politician has urged the NSW government to raise the wall at Warragamba Dam to save homes from floods, saying those who oppose it are "pontificating".

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‘It will get worse’: Sydneysiders flee as flood crisis deepens

About 600 gigalitres of water has poured over the Warragamba Dam and residents who endured flooding a year ago have been told to prepare for the worst.

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NSW deputy premier savaged for fighting dam-building ‘culture war’ during floods disaster

Politicians, academics and campaigners criticise Nationals MP Paul Toole after he says ‘stop using the excuse of a moth’ to oppose dams

The Guardian - AU

Division over dam wall disaster defence

An overflowing dam in southwestern Sydney is threatening to flood 130,000 homes, furthering a long running debate about whether to raise the dam wall.

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NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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Raising Warragamba Dam wall flouts Australia’s world heritage obligations, scientists warn

International Union for the Conservation of Nature says NSW government’s plan would inundate Indigenous sites and could create an in-danger listing for Blue Mountains

The Guardian - AU

NSW's Blue Mountains could lose World Heritage status if Warragamba dam plan goes ahead: experts

Scientific advisers to UNESCO have delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW government's plans to raise Warragamba dam, prompting fears that the Blue Mountains could lose its World Heritage status if the project proceeds.

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