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Mostafa Rachwani and (earlier) Matilda Boseley

Queensland floods prompt 1,000 calls for help as heavy rain continues – as it happened

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Prime minister Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison in Adelaide on Friday. The prime minister announced a new round of sanctions against Russian oligarchs in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Roy Vandervegt/AAP

The day that was: Friday 25 February

That is where we will leave the blog for today. Thanks for following along.

Here’s some of what you might have missed today:

  • A man has died after his vehicle was lost in floodwaters on the NSW Central Coast overnight as storms continue to batter the east coast, and flood south-east Queensland.
  • Prime minister Scott Morrison announced a new round of sanctions against “Russian oligarchs”.
  • Defence minister Peter Dutton said some Australians in Ukraine might need to shelter in a bunker as shelling continues.
  • The Registered Organisations Commission concluded its probe into AWU’s political donations, finding minor breaches.
  • Ten Network filed its defence against Tegan George’s claim alleging “humiliation and distress”.
  • NSW recorded 7,583 new Covid cases and six deaths; Victoria recorded 6,580 new cases and 11 deaths; Queensland 5,440 new cases and seven deaths; the ACT 773 new cases; WA 1,043 new cases; SA 1,714 new cases and two deaths; the NT 755 new cases and one death; and Tasmania 851 new cases and one death.

Updated

Flood warning issued for Brisbae, Mary, Bremer rivers

The Bureau of Meteorology has updated its warnings for south-east Queensland, adding flood warnings for the Lower Brisbane and Bremer rivers.

BoM says between 70-230mm of rain fell over the the lower Brisbane River and tributaries in the past 23 hours, and is forecasting further heavy rain going into Saturday.

A severe weather warning for damaging winds and heavy rainfall remains current for the Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Lockyer and Laidley creeks have also seen rapid rises, with BoM continuing to urge people not to drive through floodwaters.

Many of the flood and heavy rainfall warnings are being maintained overnight, with damaging wind gusts also forecast for the region.

Updated

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