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Ben McKay

Few claims coming for Qld floods, as Katter wants dams

Many farmers struggle to afford insurance that would protect them from floods. (James Brickwood/AAP PHOTOS)

The under-insured plight of Australia's farmers has been borne out by a slow trickle of claims from northwest Queensland's floods to date.

The Gulf Country has been drenched in recent weeks, with estimates of tens of thousands of lost cattle in submerged fields across the region.

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