Lockyer Valley residents are fleeing to higher ground ahead of major floods as severe storms bring intense rainfall, flash flooding and potential landslides to southern Queensland.
A man has spent the night clinging to a tree in floodwaters near Bundaberg with at least five other people escaping flooded cars as an intense deluge sweeps across southeast Queensland.
Large parts of Queensland are at risk of flooding this week as regions prepare to receive up to 10 times their average monthly rainfall by the weekend.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to speak about a report showing public servants made more than 1550 disclosures about corrupt conduct in a year.
In his victory speech after securing a surprise electoral victory in 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison specifically thanked Queensland voters for their unwavering support.
The deaths of Hannah Clarke and her three children in 2020 at the hands of her controlling, paranoid, estranged husband has been the subject of a confronting inquest.
The damage bill from Queensland's flood disaster could top $1 billion as thousands of homeowners begin to assess the scale of damage across the southeast.
