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Windy change to cross SA and VIC

14:12 EDT A gusty change pushing across southern Australia over the next 48 hours will see temperatures to plummet in Adelaide and Melbourne as strong winds assaults SA and VIC.
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Authorities fear Charleville levee will break

14:06 EDT The weather bureau says a possible catastrophic situation is unfolding in the south-west Queensland town of Charleville, as a temporary levee threatens to spill over.
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Attention turns downstream as Moree floodwaters peak

12:23 EDT More than 17,000 people remain isolated across New South Wales as towns downstream from flooded areas in the state's north-west brace themselves for floodwater headed their way.
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Floods peaking as the rain dries-up

12:15 EDT Flooded rivers are peaking today as the heavy rain finally starts to dry-up.
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Heavy rain and damaging winds batter northeast QLD

11:41 EDT A tropical low spinning off the northeast coast of Queensland has prompted severe weather warnings as damaging winds and heavy rain batter the tropical coast.
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Man rescued in Hunter Valley waters

07:58 EDT A man has been rescued from the roof of his car after the vehicle was washed off a causeway at Rothbury, in the Hunter Valley.
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Premier seeks help as flood disaster unfolds

06:18 EDT Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she has asked the Defence Force for help with the state's unfolding flood disaster in the south.
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NSW flood clean-up could take months

00:15 EDT The New South Wales State Emergency Service says the clean-up from flooding in the state's north over the past few days could take months to complete.
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Towns on knife-edge as flood risk intensifies

23:22 EDT Floodwaters across southern Queensland are at record levels as hundreds of anxious residents bunker down for the night in evacuation centres.
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Record flooding strands NSW residents

20:46 EDT An emergency is unfolding across northern New South Wales, with record floodwaters isolating towns and forcing residents from their homes after days of heavy rain.
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Dam engineers accused of flood report collusion

19:50 EDT Queensland's flood inquiry has heard extraordinary allegations that engineers who controlled Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam during last summer's disaster colluded to hide the truth.
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Floods peaking as the rain dries-up

15:55 EDT Flooded rivers are peaking today as the heavy rain finally starts to dry-up.
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Four hurt as car swept away by floods

14:29 EDT Four people have been treated for minor injuries after trying to drive along flooded roads near the Indigenous community of Burringurrah in Western Australia's Upper Gascoyne.
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Floods leave $1m damage bill

13:49 EDT The Lismore Mayor says local infrastructure suffered more than $1 million worth of damage during last week's flood.
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Dam engineer continues testimony over 'fictional' flood report

12:51 EDT A dam engineer has rejected allegations he created a false flood report and misled the Queensland Floods Commission.
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Drenching cuts Capricorn Highway

12:13 EDT More downpours in western parts of Queensland's Central Highlands have cut the main highway west of Emerald.
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Residents evacuated as floods drench southern Qld

12:09 EDT Residents are being airlifted out of southern Queensland's interior as floodwaters creep to record levels.
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Flood-hit councils get disaster funds

12:08 EDT Flood-affected councils across western Queensland are being offered special financial assistance.
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Dairy farmers 'positive' about recovery

11:54 EDT A dairy industry leader says the sector's recovery from last decade's crippling drought has begun, with many farmers feeling positive about the future.
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Rain drives out drought across NSW

09:04 EDT A small section of the central west is the only part of New South Wales which is on the cusp of slipping into drought.
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Dam engineer accused of fabricating flood report

08:31 EDT Queensland's floods inquiry has accused a dam engineer of making up a flood report because he was afraid of what people would think.
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Bligh hails 'gutsy' north Qld on Yasi anniversary

07:25 EDT Premier Anna Bligh has marked the anniversary of Cyclone Yasi with locals in Tully, south of Cairns in far north Queensland.
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Disaster situation declared in southern Qld town

07:25 EDT Premier Anna Bligh has declared a disaster situation at Mitchell, east of Charleville in Queensland's Southern Inland, after an overnight deluge.
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NSW town braces for historic flooding

22:57 EDT The New South Wales country town of Moree is bracing for its worst flood since 1976 with about 2,300 people ordered to leave their homes or businesses.
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Yacht skipper missing in Hastings River

20:23 EDT A search is underway for a Brisbane man missing from a yacht in the Hastings River on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.
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Evacuations ordered in NSW north as waters rise

17:22 EDT Authorities have ordered the evacuation of more than 2,000 people in north-western New South Wales, as floodwaters continue to rise The State Emergency Service had earlier issued evacuation warning for more than 550 properties in Moree, Barraba, plus on the mid-north coast at Taree and on the Wingham Peninsula.
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Qld floods inquiry resumes hearings

15:01 EDT The Queensland floods inquiry has reopened hearings to investigate allegations that Wivenhoe Dam, north-west of Brisbane, may have been mismanaged during last year's disaster.
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Festival plans 'over the top'

14:56 EDT The Byron Shire's director of planning says plans for a major festival site at Yelgun are over the top.
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Windy change to cross SA and VIC

14:12 EDT A gusty change pushing across southern Australia over the next 48 hours will see temperatures to plummet in Adelaide and Melbourne as strong winds assaults SA and VIC.