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Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says the flood crisis gripping Greater Sydney will likely get worse throughout the day, especially around the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers. With 6000 homes under evacuation orders, the Minister has announced a further 100 defence personnel will be deployed to help with sandbagging and water rescues.

The US Supreme Court's climate change ruling last week is likely to hinder President Joe Biden's plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Plans to half emissions by the end of the decade and make the U.S. a global leader again in the fight to slow global warming are under threat.

The Reserve Bank board is widely expected to lift interest rates for the third month in a row when they meet tomorrow. RBA Governor Philip Lowe has said the bank will do whatever is necessary to bring down inflation, which has surged to its highest level in 20 years.