Christine and her daughter were part of the mass exodus from Sydney during the pandemic, relocating to the Northern Rivers at the end of 2020, just in time for the floods.

RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
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