After what they did together last year, this New South Wales team was supposed to be different. But in the aftermath of Origin III, it's the same old story for the battered Blues.

Wind gusts have exceeded 100km/h over parts of New South Wales on Thursday as gale force winds are set to continue into the evening.

The British and Irish Lions got a bit of a reality check in Sydney with a stuttering 21-10 win over the New South Wales Waratahs. Here are three things we learned from the match.

NSW will go into State of Origin III unchanged, after Brian To'o got through a crucial training session unscathed at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

Two cold fronts are expected to converge on Perth bringing heavy rainfall and high winds, while a stormy afternoon is forecast for parts of New South Wales.

With just 54 months until New South Wales reaches its 2030 50% emissions reduction target, five councils are taking matters into their own hands to mandate the electrification of all new buildings, except industrial.

A second low forming off the NSW coast may have given anxious residents a reprieve by pulling energy away from the huge storm lashing the coast.

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