Sydney locals were frustrated by forecasters pushing back the time when the storm would strike - first predicted for 6pm on Tuesday, but didn t arrive until about 12pm on Wednesday.
The British TV host, 56, flew into Sydney with Murdoch on his $90million private jet for an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of News Corp-owned network Sky News Australia.
Australia s east coast continues to be battered with rain as part of long, wet summer, prompting the question, when will the La Niña weather pattern causing all this rain ever end?
Seven major rivers in NSW and Queensland are set to flood with Sydney to experience a month s worth of rain in the next 24 hours as severe weather lashes Australia s east coast.