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Flights stopped and crocodiles seen roaming streets as severe floods hit Australia’s Queensland

Queensland residents facing heavy rain and power outages as hundreds evacuate or forced to cling to roofs

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: ADF to help FNQ flood rescue; dodgy agents fined for underquoting; and how to pick a panettone

Defence force personnel deployed in region as Barron River catchment records 2,200mm of rain in last week, causing spill of flood water

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds Evacuated As Flood Disaster Unfolds In Northeastern Australia

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.

International Business Times

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North Queensland's record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what's to come under climate change

Unprecedented rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Jasper has triggered widespread flooding in far north Queensland, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Cairns airport is closed, roads are extensively damaged and residents in the city’s northern beaches are cut off by floodwaters.

The Conversation

Crocodile captured swimming in Queensland floodwaters

A 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile has been found swimming in floodwaters at a north Queensland town after a creek burst its banks.

AAP

North Queensland floods: entire town of Wujal Wujal to be evacuated after residents trapped on rooftops

Nine people stuck on health clinic roof manage to reach higher ground but fears remain for community’s safety

The Guardian - AU

Heroic flood rescues as town evacuation postponed

The wet weather has not been able to stop heroic rescues across far north Queensland after the evacuation of a flooded town was postponed.

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Housing portfolio grows in Queensland cabinet reshuffle

Queensland's Labor government has ushered in five new ministers as the successor to Annastacia Palaszczuk sets his sights on winning the 2024 state election.

AAP

Taipans hold off Bullets in tense Queensland NBL derby

Brisbane veteran Nathan Sobey almost dragged the Bullets over the line after they had trailed rivals Cairns by as much as 22 points during their NBL clash.

AAP

Living in a van makes me an aristocrat among the homeless – but the world seems predatory, unforgiving

I am an artist with no workspace, camped by a sluggish creek and a busy highway in the Queensland heat, where the bush rats, pythons and mosquitoes are relentless

The Guardian - AU

Queensland facing days of life-threatening flash floods

Cairns is experiencing "life-threatening" flash-flooding due to ex-cyclone Jasper, while a young girl fights for her life after being struck by lightning.

AAP

Sydney to hit 34C as heatwave blankets eastern NSW and southern Queensland

NSW Ambulance expects 10% uptick in calls and Bureau of Meteorology warns of the chance of destructive afternoon storms

The Guardian - AU

Ex-cyclone Jasper moves west as storms smash southeast

More rain and storms have battered an already flood weary Queensland, as ex-tropical cyclone Jasper moves slowly west towards the Gulf of Carpentaria.

AAP

He’s a PhD scholar and Al Gore alumnus, but Steven Miles’ march to power began in the outer suburbs

Queensland’s new premier has had to fight for his place at the top table. Environment groups, in particular, have high hopes

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AAP

Gas shortfall forecast without significant demand drop

Extra costs for transporting Queensland gas south to other states are expected to hit the east coast gas market next year, adding to supply pressures.

AAP

Hundreds of weapons seized under new search laws

More than 400 weapons have been seized under new laws in Queensland including tomahawks, knuckle dusters and butcher's knives, police say.

The Guardian - AU

New Queensland premier Steven Miles to legislate to reduce state carbon emissions by 75% by 2035 – as it happend

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New premier announces ambitious climate target

Steven Miles has used his first speech as Queensland's new premier to outline his priorities including an ambitious climate action plan.

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Cyclone Jasper weaker but floods remain a threat

Tropical Cyclone Jasper may have passed but far north Queensland is still under threat with flooding set to test locals in coming days.

The Guardian - AU

Steven Miles to set more ambitious emissions reduction targets on day one as Queensland premier

Leader will refocus climate debate on job creation in rural areas to remove tension between resource-rich regions and urban south-east, sources say

AAP

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

A man is alleged to have threatened officers and paramedics with a large knife at a motel before he was shot dead by police.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Thousands lose millions in crypto schemes, Queensland cyclone aftermath, Bowen hails end of fossil fuels

Investors have lost millions of dollars to ‘pyramid scheme’; homes at risk after ex-Cyclone Jasper dumps 500mm of rain but weakens as it moves inland

The Guardian - AU

Qantas calls cash compensation for delayed flights a ‘backwards step’ – as it happened

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Jasper loses sting but floods and wind wreak havoc

Cyclone Jasper has weakened to a tropical low but brought heavy rain and damaging winds, prompting widespread flood warnings for far north Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Ex-Cyclone Jasper: warning of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters far north Queensland

More than 36,000 homes without power but BoM downgrades storm to tropical low despite warning of more rain and high winds

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