A family home has been destroyed in a fierce overnight blaze at Quirindi in the state’s north-west.
General David Hurley has been named as Australia’s new Govenor General.
Wild weather has battered Sydney and the Central Coast, toppling trees and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.
And Sydney FC has clinched a 3-1 win in the Sydney Derby, after the Wanderers’ goalkeeper copped a red card.
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