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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Renewed flood menace as cyclone carnage mounts

Far north Queensland is bracing for more flooding as the evacuation of a community and the search for a missing elderly man continues.

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Coal seam gas law changes would ‘weaken’ farmland protections, green groups say

The proposed changes remove the requirement to assess the risk of subsidence from gas wells, the Environmental Defenders Office says

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: disaster relief payments for FNQ flood victims; NT chief minister resigns; and $1bn cocaine bust in Sydney

Cairns airport has reopened but situation remains desperate for remote communities in far north Queensland

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Residents of flooded north Queensland town Wujal Wujal arrive in Cooktown as evacuation efforts continue

Military evacuates 20 people to Cooktown as some residents of flooded Indigenous community choose to remain

The Guardian - AU

Rescue Teams Evacuate Flood-Ravaged Australian Town

Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety before they run out of food and water.

International Business Times

Sharks snare Fonua-Blake, Cowboys retain Dearden

Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake has overlooked a move to St George-Illawarra to instead join Cronulla from 2025, while Tom Dearden will remain a Cowboy.

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Kiss says Queensland Reds' No.10 race far from run

New coach Les Kiss has demanded the Queensland Reds be more clinical and versatile as he mulls his options at No.10 for the next Super Rugby Pacific season.

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Morning Mail: Cyclone leaves chaos in its wake, flyers shortchanged, UN Gaza vote

Military called in as far north Queensland is caught out by the cyclone’s ferocity; Choice poll shows long delays in obtaining refunds from airlines

The Guardian - AU

Palestine supporters outside Albanese speech in Sydney call for permanent Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

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Rescue for stricken town as high cost of cyclone mounts

Supplies are trickling through to people stranded by flooding as far north Queenslanders assess the damage from devastating flooding and high winds.

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Queensland flooding first priority for new ministers

Queensland Premier Steven Miles tells his newly sworn in ministry '"it's time to get to work".

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Closure of inland route will increase freight costs ‘significantly’ for Queensland’s banana and mango growers

Sections of Palmerston Highway are ‘not even there any more’ as a result of flooding in the wake of ex-Cyclone Jasper

The Guardian - AU

'Divisive' Oly portfolio axed in new-look state cabinet

The revamped Queensland cabinet does not feature an Olympics portfolio, with new state premier Steven Miles saying it had become "divisive".

AAP

Queensland floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain in northern Australia

Emergency alerts remain for parts of the state’s far north

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Australian military called in as far north Queensland devastated by floods

Towns cut off leaving people without power and at risk from crocodiles after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper dumped 2m of rain

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Storms, showers to dampen Christmas Day

It could be a wet Christmas Day for Australia's eastern states with thunderstorms likely for much of Queensland and showers predicted further south.

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Defence force deployed to north Queensland flood zones as thousands remain without power and supplies run low

Rain is finally easing, but emergency alerts remain for parts of the state’s far north, with communities from Cooktown to Innisfail cut off by record flood waters

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December rainfall records smashed – as it happened

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Queensland tourism takes estimated $60m hit as floods leave towns isolated

Businesses ‘suffering significantly’ as ferries are cancelled and Cairns airport remains closed, leading to shortage of supplies

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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

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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

International Business Times

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

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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

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