PoliticsPrint articleFederal taxpayers to pick up tab for Queensland cycloneMark LudlowQueensland bureau chiefUpdated Apr 25, 2017 – 12.23pm, first published at Apr 24, 2017 – 10.00pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginTropical Cyclone Debbie has blown a $2 billion hole in Queensland's budget bottom line but the bulk of the tab for damage to public infrastructure will be picked up by federal taxpayers.While the Queensland Reconstruction Authority is still assessing the full impact of last month's cyclone and associated flooding, Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said he expected Cyclone Debbie to result in about $1.5 billion being drawn from the federal government's Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements.Loading...Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisureHow the Hawke’s Bay wine region weathered its most challenging yearMax AllenThe farm-to-table restaurant putting Cambodian cuisine on the mapApple’s new MacBook Air comes with a perfect excuse to buy itRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
