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All the roads closed or damaged due to Queensland floods

There are still hundreds of roads affected by flooding across Queensland's south-east. Here we list major thoroughfares closed, damaged or covered in debris.

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NRL cancels season launch, establishes relief fund for flood-affected grassroots clubs in NSW, Queensland

The league calls off its public launch as it decides to use the funds to assist grassroots clubs in northern NSW and south-east Queensland affected by flooding.

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Central and north Queensland to swelter through heatwave while south-east awash with floods

While south-east Queensland slowly begins the clean-up from devastating floods, central and north Queensland are facing a heatwave with extreme humidity. With only sporadic rainfall in the region, some farmers say conditions are the worst they have ever seen it.

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Lions train in Melbourne after Qld floods

With their training base under water following the floods in south-east Queensland, the Brisbane Lions have arrived in Melbourne with a strong AFL squad.

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Queensland Mud Army 2.0 volunteers urged to check with home owners before throwing out belongings needed for flood insurance claims

Flood-affected families are urging Brisbane's Mud Army volunteers to check in with home owners before throwing away priceless possessions, or photos are taken for insurance purposes.

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Grantham residents and business owners return home to flood devastation in Queensland's Lockyer Valley

As the floodwaters recede, homes and businesses are now left with the stench of rotting debris, but this small rural community is rallying together to begin the massive clean-up effort.

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Brisbane floods: pondering the wisdom of placing our major galleries, libraries and theatres on the banks of a flood-prone river

As a historian, I spend many hours at the State Library of Queensland looking out the large glass panels gazing at the Brisbane River. Its tranquil brown water quietly meanders past, offering an ideal place to watch the CityCat ferries and the occasional passing rower.

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‘Nothing to sell’: Queensland and NSW flood waters hit supermarkets and grocery supplies

Coles and Woolworths introduce purchase limits in affected regions as stocks dwindle

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Flood map satellite images and rain charts show extent of Queensland and NSW disaster

First look at satellite data illustrates the scale of the 2022 eastern Australia floods, including in Brisbane, Lismore and Gympie

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COVID mask mandates might be largely gone but here are 5 reasons to keep wearing yours

Mask mandates in most indoor settings have been dropped in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, with Queensland to follow later this week.

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Australia east coast floods: how to help those affected in NSW and Queensland

Whether assisting for the long-term or just in the immediate aftermath, here are practical ways you can aid people impacted by flooding

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'One of the most extreme disasters in colonial Australian history': climate scientists on the floods and our future risk

The deluge dumped on southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales this week has been catastrophic. Floodwaters peaked at around 14.4 metres high in Lismore – two metres higher than the city’s previous record.

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How to apply for Queensland's $1,000 flood relief payments and other government disaster grants

If you have been directly impacted by the floods, you may be eligible for these government grants.

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Qld flood damage could be more than $1bn

Queensland is calling on its mud army of volunteers as the flood clean-up gets underway, with early estimates suggesting the damage bill could top $1 billion.

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Qld records 24 COVID-19 deaths, 5011 cases

Another 24 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland as the state records 5011 new cases, with 316 people in hospital and 26 in intensive care.

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Prime Minister met with Ukrainians, flood-affected Queenslanders and cabinet ministers in days before his COVID infection

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he will work through his COVID infection — but what happens when the country's leader gets COVID, and who has he been in contact with?

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Pics Of The Extent Of Flood Damage In Queensland Are Starting To Emerge And Fuck Fuck Fuck

Flood waters have receded in Queensland and we've started to see the aftermath and the flood damage and clean-up residents face.

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Woolworths, Coles purchase limits hit flood-affected stores

Woolworths and Coles stores in flood-affected areas of Queensland and New South Wales have introduced purchase limits on several products.

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BOM warns of more wet weather, dangerous conditions as east coast low looms off NSW

East coast lows have wrought historic destruction in the past and with this system set to coincide with the highest astronomical tides of the year, warnings are in place for much of the state.

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Qld flood victims targeted by looters

Police have launched a crackdown as looters target the victims of Queensland's flooding disaster that has claimed at least nine lives.

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Sudden mould outbreak after all this rain? You’re not alone – but you are at risk

Recent torrential rain along the east coast of Australia has sparked renewed fears of mould in people’s homes, which can cause dangerous health problems. Many flood-affected residents in northern New South Wales and Queensland will also be contending with mould as part of the post-flood cleanup.

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Floods and livestock losses leave NSW and Queensland farmers reeling from third disaster in three years

Lismore dairy farmer tells of watching half his herd get swept away as others reassess future on the land

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NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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Morning mail: ‘life-threatening’ rain expected in Sydney, Russia ‘targeting civilians’, Scott Morrison Covid positive

Wednesday: City and surrounding areas brace for severe weather and flood warnings. Plus: PM to continue working after testing positive for Covid

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Queensland flood forecasts might have been wrong, but the Bureau of Meteorology is getting more accurate

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk pointed to constantly changing forecasts ahead of the floods as one reason emergency planning was so difficult. But experts say that was to be expected, and the Bureau of Meteorology is more accurate than ever.

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