Twenty three Queensland towns and cities are now affected in a disaster zone larger than the size of New South Wales.

The damage from the Queensland floods is so extensive it will affect the international economy...

A nine-year-old Auckland boy survived going over a 20m waterfall in Queensland.

New Zealand will send a Civil Defence emergency response team to flood-ravaged Queensland.

Sunny, hot and calm weather is expected to last only until Wednesday.

Queensland is suffering a disaster "of biblical proportions" that will set back its economic recovery, state Treasurer Andrew Fraser says.

Queensland's flood crisis has affected 200,000 people over an area bigger than France and Germany combined.

Christchurch's Boxing Day aftershocks and the recent wet weather have seen more than 1000 claims lodged with the Earthquake Commission.

Homes are underwater in the city of Bundaberg and residents are fleeing Emerald as Queensland's flood crisis continues to take a heavy toll.

The southeast Queensland city is braced for its highest flood peak in 50 years, with 200 people already evacuating their homes.

Campers fled on foot in darkness at the Pelorus Bridge Camp today as a flood with enough power to lift caravans hit the idyllic holiday spot, 59km northwest of Blenheim.

Entire Queensland towns have been inundated and more could go under in a deluge that's swamped the state makes its way towards the sea.

Residents in the Australian state of Victoria remain on emergency alert for flooding today.

Reports are calling NSW's floods the worst inundation to hit the state in 50 years.

Flooding in NSW looks set to cost the state and federal governments billions of dollars in relief.