Freak storm's $1.6 billion damage bill, with ACT copping the worst of it

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Updated September 16 2020 - 6:22pm, first published 12:00pm
The size of the hailstones which hit Canberra on Monday, January 20, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in the ACT. Picture: Jamila Toderas
The size of the hailstones which hit Canberra on Monday, January 20, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in the ACT. Picture: Jamila Toderas

In less than 24 hours, the freak January hailstorm which swept through NSW, the ACT and Victoria in January resulted in $1.625 billion in insurance claims, with Canberra's damage accounting for more than half the claims submitted.

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Peter Brewer

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Telling the truth and holding agencies accountable must matter to us all. It's also important to tell the story well, and factually. Contact me at peter.brewer@canberratimes.com.au

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