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1 day ago · The State Emergency Service responded to 46 calls since 3pm on Monday, with the majority for the agency to tarp leaking ceilings. Other calls were for sandbagging to prevent floodwaters and supplying food or medication.

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1 day ago · Recovery efforts may soon become the focus for rain-hit regions but flooding remains an ongoing concern after days of downpours.

2 days ago · A persistent deluge is hitting rain-soaked northern Australia with floodwaters still rising, leaving some people isolated, without power and desperate for swollen rivers to subside.

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4 days ago · Townsville Local Disaster Management Group chair Andrew Robinson said they are not expecting a disaster of a similar magnitude as in 2019, when a monsoonal trough hovered over the city and caused flooding that took lives and destroyed thousands of homes.

3 days ago · Mr Raue wasn't so sure the Liberals needed to get their house in order, pointing to federal polling averages that showed the Labor vote had slid most in Victoria since the 2022 election - down 5.2 per cent compared to NSW (2.2 per cent), Queensland (0.4 per cent), WA (1.9 per cent) and SA (2.3 per cent).

4 days ago · Multiple swiftwater rescue firefighters sprang into action when a person was reported missing in floodwaters in Townsville's Hyde Park on Friday, but they were found safe 40 minutes later having "self-extricated from the water", said Queensland Fire and Rescue.

Jan 29, 2025 · "The ocean temperature of the Coral Sea is about 28 to 30 degrees, so ideal conditions for further development and whether or not it can sustain that development will be the real watch point," the Bureau of Meteorology's Jonathan How told AAP.