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After residents were left in limbo for months, it is now clear the scheme will not cover all the flood-affected homeowners, let alone the many tenants who lost their homes and face exorbitant rents.

One councillor accused of ‘fear-mongering and smears’ over comments about crisis accommodation residents as families worry about future

Only about 20% of businesses have reopened and many have exhausted their savings trying to repair properties

Less than a third of applications for help have been approved so far, and many more have been rejected, producing growing discontent in Lismore over the contemptuous official response.

Locals who were trying to help rescue residents and feed evacuees clashed with NSW agencies, community witnesses say

The prime minister was met with anger and protest on his visit to the flood-ravaged NSW town, and didn’t stop to shake hands