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Flood recovery support boosts Dungog Shire

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FLOOD-AFFECTED residents of Dungog Shire will now have access to vital recovery support following a joint announcement by the Albanese and Minns governments. The funding, provided under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), aims to help families, farmers, and businesses rebuild after the severe storms and flooding that impacted the

Five charged on Australia Day across NSW

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NSW POLICE have commended the conduct of crowds participating in Australia Day events across the state. A high-visibility policing operation saw general duties officers supported by specialist units including the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Police Transport Command, Operations Support Group, Public Order and Riot Squad, Mounted Unit, Dog Unit, Water

Ageing ‘coal clunkers’ posing power outage risk

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FRESH warnings Australia's coal generation fleet is ageing and becoming less reliable come as the federal government dials up its clean energy commitment with a $2 billion top-up for the national green bank. More than 60 percent of Australia's coal power stations are over four decades old, an advanced age Climate

Apprentice incentive not enough to meet housing targets

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AN injection of funding to attract apprentices into construction is being lauded as a welcome response to the sector's skills shortage. But as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces an election campaign in which housing affordability is set to be a key issue, his government's record has little to show. Its landmark National

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