More SEQ flood victims now eligible for financial help

More SEQ flood victims now eligible for financial help

Federal assistance has been extended to more residents affected by floods and storms in Logan,on the Gold Coast and in the Scenic Rim.

  • byTony Moore

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Disaster agency hit by staff exodus and angst over mid-floods function

Disaster agency hit by staff exodus and angst over mid-floods function

The National Recovery and Resilience Agency confirmed five senior executives had recently departed.

  • byMichael Koziol
National bravery award for truck driver after Townsville flood heroics

National bravery award for truck driver after Townsville flood heroics

The actions of Townsville City Council employee Glen Hardy played a major role in saving 60 residents'lives in 2019.

  • byToby Crockford
Don't wrap me in cotton wool:NSW youth talk about disasters
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Don't wrap me in cotton wool:NSW youth talk about disasters

She has seen fire,drought,and stressful days at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.

  • byJulie Power
Cairns streets turn into lakes as more heavy rain drenches north Queensland

Cairns streets turn into lakes as more heavy rain drenches north Queensland

The Cairns region has recorded rainfall totals above 200 millimetres in the second drenching for the state's north this week.

  • byToby Crockford
Parts of north Queensland drenched by rain similar to 2019 floods

Parts of north Queensland drenched by rain similar to 2019 floods

Five areas in the state's north recorded more than 350 millimetres of rain in 24 hours,with parts of the Townsville CBD flooded.

  • byToby Crockford
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2019 was Brisbane's hottest year on average,Queensland's sixth-hottest

2019 was Brisbane's hottest year on average,Queensland's sixth-hottest

Annual rainfall statewide was 20 per cent below average and areas of inland south-east Queensland had their driest year ever.

  • byToby Crockford
Six months on,Morrison reassures north Queensland on flood relief

Six months on,Morrison reassures north Queensland on flood relief

But Townsville mayor Jenny Hill is frustrated at inconsistency in the way insurance claims have been processed since the natural disaster.

  • byMarnie Banger andMatt Coughlan
Farmers'worried'about breaking Labor law during catastrophic fires

Farmers'worried'about breaking Labor law during catastrophic fires

The government has revealed 37 recommendations after Queensland’s catastrophic bushfires and flood disaster.

  • byLydia Lynch
Queensland rail line to reopen after 300-kilometre flood repairs

Queensland rail line to reopen after 300-kilometre flood repairs

The floods tipped over freight train wagons,sparking fears the visible slick was its chemical cargo leaking into the raging water.

  • byToby Crockford
Rainwater tanks and temporary barriers could protect Brisbane from floods

Rainwater tanks and temporary barriers could protect Brisbane from floods

A one in 100-year flood event could cost $5.2 billion,while temporary barriers could protect parts of South Brisbane and the CBD from flooding.

  • byFelicity Caldwell