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Australians flee floods as toll rises to 12, Sydney on alert

The death toll rose to 12 in a week-long disaster that has washed cars from roads and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes as waters lapped at balconies and roofs

A surfer carries his board into the water next to a sign declaring a shark sighting on Sydney's Manly Beach, Australia, November 24, 2015. Photo :Reuters
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Hunt on for great white shark that killed Sydney swimmer

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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Sydney kicks off the New Year party in vintage style as South Africa offers Omicron hope

Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) regulations easing, following an extended lockdown to curb an outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, October 22, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Sydney lab blunder gives hundreds false Covid results

Staff members cheer after shooting confetti in the air to celebrate the re-opening of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium to visitors, following an extended closure due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown orders, in Sydney, Australia, October 14, 2021.Photo :Reuters
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Horse race marks Sydney's emergence from long Covid-19 lockdown

'Freedom Day': Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19
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'Freedom Day': Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19

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Sydney gets 'blueprint for freedom' as virus cases fall

A lone man wearing a protective face mask sits at an unusually quiet State Library on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
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Sydney Covid-19 infections ease, but unclear if they have peaked

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
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Sydney cases dip as Australia debates Covid-19 reopening plans

Personnel from the Australian Defence Force and New South Wales Police Force patrol a street in the Bankstown suburb during an extended lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Sydney hospitals battle coronavirus as daily infections hit record

Personnel from the Australian Defence Force and New South Wales Police Force patrol a street in the Bankstown suburb during an extended lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Sydney records deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic, Melbourne lockdown extended

Police officers patrol through the quiet Central Station in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney lockdown extended statewide as Australia faces 'worst' Covid episode

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
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Sydney readies for more military support as Delta sweeps city