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Lower Warragamba before floods, locals say

Locals have weighed in on the polarising plan to raise Sydney's Warragamba Dam wall, calling instead for it to be partly drained ahead of flood events.

AAP · Aug 21, 2022

NSW city goes a week without drinkable water after floods cause contamination

Dubbo looks to climate-proof water supply as council says backup groundwater couldn’t be accessed

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022

Western Sydney residents urged to use less water as rain eases, flooding subsides

Dozens of suburbs in Sydney's west have been issued a conserve water warning as the processing plant that services them is forced to slow operations down following the floods.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Queensland's coal seam gas industry still has a big salt problem

A leading environmental engineer says the issue of waste salt from the coal seam gas industry has been underestimated and the current plan put forward by the gas industry would require indefinite monitoring.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

Barnaby Joyce abolishes body set up to advise on major water projects after dam announcements

Exclusive: Letter from member to colleagues questioned whether government’s funding promises on dams made for ‘political purposes’, after body not consulted

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2022

After the deluge: is it safe to get back in the water in Sydney?

Sunny days are luring us in for a dip, but experts warn harmful pollution levels remain a health risk and murky seas raise the risk of shark encounters

The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2022

What caused the ‘rain bomb’? How the unprecedented Queensland and NSW 2022 floods unfolded

The damage was much worse than predicted. So how did it come about, and how does it compare to the 2011 Brisbane disaster?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

Many Queensland schools to close as ‘unpredictable’ weather continues – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2022