Horror, heartache of record flood recovery as livestock wash up near homestead
An Outback Queensland grazier still unable to leave her property after 500mm of rain over two weeks has revealed the reality of cleaning up after record-breaking rain.
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Minister stripped of responsibilities in wake of flood devastation
Disaster Recovery Minister Ann Leahy has been stripped of her community recovery responsibilities following a significant severe weather season that saw the state rocked by two major weather events.
Inland sea twice the size of Victoria: Pics show grim reality of Qld floods
NASA satellite footage shows just how much damage the widespread flooding has caused parts of Australia, with the deluge doubling the size of Victoria. SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER SHOT
Wrack and ruin: Devastating outback floods in photos
Outback farmers and families are ruing what has been a heartbreaking natural disaster, one which could take a decade to recover from. SEE THE PHOTOS
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SEQ set for storms, heavy rain after 141mm downpour
SEQ could be hit with thunderstorms and more heavy rain today after the remnants of ex-TC Dianne swept across the state causing flash flooding in Brisbane.
150k livestock dead: Outback’s biggest weather disaster in half a century
The Premier jetted into flood-ravaged outback Queensland to announce increased recovery grants and to vow to fight for funding to reinstate crucial infrastructure destroyed in the deluge.
‘Big mass graves’: Multi-generational disaster as Outback stock losses hit 150,000
Struggling Queensland landowners face the prospect of selling generations-old farms with the estimated livestock deaths at more than 100,000 as the flood recovery could stretch for a decade.
School holidays ruined? Dianne deluge homes in on SEQ
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne will lash South East Queensland with heavy rainfall on Wednesday, but will the clouds clear in time for the school holidays?
Desperate message scrawled in mud led to miracle outback flood rescue
A man lost for two days in flood-ravaged western Queensland has been dramatically rescued after writing “HELP” in the mud with a stick, before walking 60km.
Meat price hike in supermarkets after catastrophic livestock flood losses
Hundreds of thousands of square kilometres of the state’s west is an inland sea, with the devastation to graziers to have a ripple effect on consumers.
Devastated farmer uncovers ‘miles of destruction’ after outback floods
Outback Queenslanders are picking up the pieces after they were smashed by an unrelenting inland tsunami over the weekend. This is their story.
‘Days, if not weeks’: Devastating floods aren’t going anywhere
The weather bureau expects major flooding to continue in Queensland’s Outback for days or even weeks to come, with the state warned the human and economic impacts will be ‘considerable’.
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