The handouts being offered to northwest Queensland flood victims are "almost an insult" as they won't even cover a weekly supermarket shop, a state politician says.
Treager MP Robbie Katter says damage costing hundreds of millions of dollars to repair has been caused to homes, businesses, cattle stations, roads and ports in his electorate after drenching, late monsoon rains left a vast inland sea covering the region.
Queensland Recovery Authority chief executive Jake Elwood has arrived in Mount Isa to tour recovery efforts and emergency fodder drops to standard stock have begun.
