Aid flows to flood victims as crisis deepens and food prices rise

Euan Black, Liam Walsh and Ronald Mizen

Oct 16, 2022 – 7.46pm

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Victorians affected by the extensive flooding that has claimed at least one life, left many homeless and 8800 properties without power will get immediate federal government support as the crisis deepens.

The floods have closed down many businesses and flooded large swaths of agricultural land in a development that is expected to push up surging food and grocery prices further.

Euan Black is the health and wellness reporter at The Australian Financial Review. He was the work and careers reporter.

Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane.

Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra.