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Australia's wealthy to take strain of flood tax

<i>Chris de Freitas</i>: Flood prediction fraught with uncertainty

Faultline drillers on quake project

Severe thunderstorms menace Queensland

Severe thunderstorms have hampered the reconnection of power to flood-weary southeast Queenslanders.

Trawlers in battle to get over the bar

Queensland teen survives raging torrent

Queensland police say a teenager photographed as she was swept to what appeared to be certain death in Toowoomba has survived.

Toowoomba mother, son to be buried together

About 150 mourners gathered to farewell Donna and Jordan Rice - the teen who sacrificed himself to save his brother.

Floods: now the blame game begins

As floodwaters continue to isolate large areas of Queensland and Victoria, the ground is being laid for recriminations and blame.

Central Victoria town overwhelmed by flood waters

The central Victorian town of Carisbrook is under water, with nearly 200 homes submerged by floods.

Floods may cost insurers up to $8b

Impact of disaster hits companies hard

Victoria, Tasmania latest states to be swamped

Labour shortage will hit rebuilding

There have been weeks of flooding in Queensland, and, for many, weeks before the dispossessed can return.

Haiti's homeless find their voice

Bull sharks spotted in floodwaters

Two bull sharks have been spotted swimming past the McDonald’s restaurant in suburban Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane, 30km from the coast.

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