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Horror as dad catches fire while cooking for young daughter

A nightly routine turned into a nightmare, with a beloved father suffering severe burns after accidentally setting himself on fire while cooking an evening meal for his young daughter. 

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Young father Matthew Bright has suffered horrific burns after a cooking incident.

Warragamba Dam spills as wild weather continues in NSW

As conditions ease in some areas, warnings have been issued for parts of the state.

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Severe weather continues to hit parts of NSW as warnings begin to ease for others.

Thousands of homes without power as ‘bomb cyclone’ wreaks havoc on east coast

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Bomb Cyclone continues as evacuations, flight cancellation and power outages ravage state.

Power outages, hundreds of calls for help as severe weather rages

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Power outages, hundreds of calls for help as severe weather event rages across state.

Flights cancelled and residents warned to prepare as ‘bomb cyclone’ hits NSW

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Severe weather system smashes into NSW east coast as residents told to ‘prepare now’.

Significant, potentially dangerous weather event barrelling straight for Aussie coast

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Warning to NSW as dangerous storm barrels straight towards east coast.