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St George flood evacuees wait anxiously in Dalby

09:01 EDT Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown says his region is prepared to host flood evacuees from St George in Queensland's southern inland for as long as necessary.
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Water Minister to front Qld floods inquiry

08:55 EDT Queensland Water Minister Stephen Robertson is expected to give evidence at the floods inquiry today.
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Queensland flood clean-up gathers pace

08:39 EDT The regular army has joined the mud army this morning to clean up flood-stricken Mitchell and Roma in Queensland's southern inland.
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'Mayhem' as Mitchell continues flood clean-up

07:45 EDT Maranoa Mayor Robert Loughnan has described conditions in Roma and Mitchell in southern inland Queensland as "absolute mayhem" as a massive flood clean-up continues.
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Dam operator drops dirty tricks complaint

07:36 EDT The operator of Wivenhoe Dam has withdrawn explosive allegations that a private investigator was hired to pose as a representative of the floods commission to gather information from two of its staff.
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Flood-hit St George facing sewage crisis

16:33 EDT A damaged weir and contaminated water pose a new risk for the flood-stricken town of St George in Queensland's southern inland this morning.
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Record flooding strands NSW residents

13:43 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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Qld floods inquiry extends sitting time

13:37 EDT The Queensland floods inquiry will go into overtime tonight as it tries to wrap up hearings by next week.
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Building levee won't stop Alpha flooding: mayor

13:02 EDT Barcaldine Mayor Rob Chandler says it is not possible to build a levee around the small town of Alpha in central-west Queensland.
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Grazier welcomes 'gentle' flood in Qld's central-west

12:50 EDT Away from the flood devastation in Queensland's southern inland, a central-west grazier says flooding in the Thomson River will be a huge boost.
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Cunnamulla prepares for flood peak

12:12 EDT Council staff have been reinforcing a levee at Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland,where the Warrego River is expected to peak at around 10 metres on Thursday.
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Floodwaters cut off Dirranbandi

11:55 EDT Dirranbandi is preparing for another extended period of isolation as floodwaters from the north cut roads into the town, which is downstream of St George near Queensland's inland border.
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Mitchell's inundation largely a result of record summer rain

11:17 EDT Mitchell's flood situation has been a result of a record wet summer and its summer average falling in only three days.
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Flash flooding hits NSW coastal towns

11:15 EDT Heavy rain has brought more flooding to the mid-north coast of New South Wales, as farmers inland drop feed to stranded livestock.
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Flinders Highway reopens in north-west Qld

10:36 EDT The Flinders Highway between Richmond and Julia Creek in north-west Queensland has fully reopened after being cut-off by floodwaters.
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Mid North Coast gets a drenching

09:56 EDT The Mid North Coast has seen daily rainfall totals of over 100mm for the second time this month, with some towns seeing their heaviest falls in years.
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Evidence suggests dam engineers 'didn't follow manual'

07:01 EDT An expert hired by the operator of Wivenhoe Dam to peer review its handling of the last year's Queensland flood crisis says new information would lead him to believe engineers did not comply with their operating manual.
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Locals begin clean-up in flood-ravaged Mitchell

07:01 EDT Residents of the small Queensland town of Mitchell say more than three-quarters of the town's homes are "completely stuffed" after they were swamped by an unprecedented flood over the weekend.
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Flooded NSW towns face weeks of isolation

21:18 EDT Thousands of people in northern New South Wales are facing weeks of isolation, as record floodwaters from Queensland cross the border into already swollen waterways.
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Thargomindah prepares for flood peak

19:30 EDT Authorities say aviation fuel is desperately needed in Thargomindah in far south-west Queensland and food supplies are also running low as the town braces for a flood peak.
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St George levee holds as river creeps higher

15:11 EDT A makeshift levee is holding in the southern Queensland town of St George as floodwaters continue to slowly rise.
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Heavy downpours hit the Peninsula

14:40 EDT Weipa received its heaviest rain since April.
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Manager testifies about Wivenhoe release strategy

14:05 EDT The operations manager of Wivenhoe Dam north-west of Brisbane has been called to respond to conflicting evidence at Queensland's floods inquiry.
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Qld flood plain management approach 'ad hoc'

13:35 EDT Experts say Queensland is decades behind other states when it comes to flood plain management.
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Flood evacuation order lifted in Charleville

13:06 EDT Authorities says the flood threat has now passed for Charleville in south-west Queensland and residents are allowed to return home.
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Government scrambles to find dam engineers

12:59 EDT The Queensland Government is urgently trying to find two senior flood engineers for Wivenhoe Dam, north-west of Brisbane, after two of its top operators stood down on short notice.
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Remote Burringurrah cut off again by floodwaters

12:08 EDT Last year, Burringurrah was cut off by flooding for more than three months.
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Insurance taskforce formed for flood victims

10:26 EDT An insurance taskforce has been established to ensure flood-affected residents in south-west Queensland can lodge claims as quickly as possible.
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St George Flood update

10:00 EDT The Balonne River at St George reached a record level of 13.85 metres at 4am on Tuesday morning and was still rising slowly.
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Floodwaters recede in Blackall as Isisford monitors Barcoo

09:52 EDT Flood levels are now falling at Blackall, south-east of Longreach, as flood-affected businesses and residents continue the clean-up in the central-west Queensland town.
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Shops running out of food in north-west Qld

09:42 EDT Supermarkets across the north-west Queensland are running low on certain foods due to road closures from floodwaters The Flinders Highway is still closed between Richmond and Julia Creek, east of Mount Isa, but locals are hoping it reopens later today.
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Emerald residents urged to make flood preparations

08:57 EDT Authorities say several residents near the Fairbairn Dam in Emerald, east of Rockhampton in central Queensland should have their flood evacuation plans ready.
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Bligh launches flood relief appeal

08:22 EDT Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has launched a flood relief appeal, with the State Government contributing $2 million.
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Qld Government could face massive flood lawsuit

07:06 EDT The Queensland Government is facing a potential class action worth hundreds of millions of dollars over last year's floods in the state's south-east.
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Two Wivenhoe engineers removed from roles

07:06 EDT The Queensland Government has revealed two senior flood engineers at Seqwater are no longer acting in their roles.
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St George on 'knife's edge' as flood peak nears

07:00 EDT The fate of St George, in Queensland's southern inland, rests on a makeshift flood levee constructed by desperate locals to stave off rising floodwaters.
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Sticky situation as Moree floodwaters recede

22:07 EDT The clean-up is continuing from flooding in the north-western New South Wales town of Moree, but rising waters elsewhere are keeping other communities on alert.
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Engineer blames 'crap English' for flood report discrepancies

15:51 EDT An engineer has told Queensland's floods inquiry that poor English is to blame for discrepancies in evidence about how Wivenhoe Dam, north-west of Brisbane, was operated last summer.
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Anxious wait as river rises in abandoned town

15:44 EDT Several thousand residents forced to abandon their homes in St George are anxiously waiting to see if the town's levees will hold up against a record flood.
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Croc shock haunts family mourning lost daughter

14:56 EDT The mother of a young girl who was taken by a crocodile three years ago says she is horrified a crocodile has moved into her backyard.
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Cyclone Jasmine moves away from Qld coast

13:51 EDT Calm conditions have returned to far north Queensland, with Tropical Cyclone Jasmine continuing to move east in the Coral Sea towards Vanuatu.
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Hundreds shelter in flood evacuation centres

13:35 EDT Hundreds of anxious residents from St George in southern inland Queensland are being housed in Dalby on the state's Western Downs until the worst of the floods are over.
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Levee holds at Charleville

13:35 EDT Authorities in Charleville in south-west Queensland say the levee protecting the town is still holding up against floodwaters.
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Central-west Qld begins floods mop-up

13:35 EDT The communities of Blackall and Alpha in central-west Queensland are cleaning up after weekend flooding, while medical and food supplies will today be airlifted to some isolated rural properties.
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Damage in flood-ravaged Mitchell 'shocks' locals

13:34 EDT AgForce says there is huge damage to property and infrastructure in Queensland's southern inland around Mitchell, after around three-quarters of the town was flooded late last week.
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St George flood evacuees wait anxiously in Dalby

09:01 EDT Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown says his region is prepared to host flood evacuees from St George in Queensland's southern inland for as long as necessary.