NSW to be hit by another 'rain bomb'
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
New South Wales residents have been told to brace themselves for another “rain bomb”, with the state expected to be hit by up to 500mm of rain over the coming days.
The Morrison Government has been accused of sitting on a 5-year review on the state of the Australian environment in an effort to hide “more bad news” ahead of the upcoming election.
And despite all the renewables that have come online over recent years, power bills are set to surge as coal and gas price surges put cost pressures on Australia’s fossil fuel-dominated electricity sector.
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