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CampbellNewman The statement that Ross Dam purpose is flood control not water supply would be news to Townsville then.
CampbellNewman They run it to an approved manual, as we saw with Wivenhoe 2011
CampbellNewman EVERYONE has a 20/20 hindsight view of things.... the rain event was unusual.... outside parameters, over many days.
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'Resilient' Townsville residents rally in flood cleanup effort | Sky News AustraliaTownsville residents are rallying together as they look to return to their homes, days after record-breaking floods.\n \nMore than a thousand homes are severely damaged, with at least 250 uninhabitable.\n \nThe extent of the damage is still being assessed, but the insurance bill is likely to total in the hundreds of millions of dollars.\n\nOver 7,000 claims have already been lodged according to the Insurance Council of Australia.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Fears insurance companies could refuse to pay Townsville flood victims | Sky News AustraliaQueensland opposition leader Deb Frecklington has called on insurance companies to honour their policies as residents recover from the flood crisis. \n\nMs Frecklington claims many small businesses have been told their claims will likely be rejected over fine print which differentiates storm water from floodwater. \n\nThe Insurance Council of Australia will hold two insurance forums in Townsville to provide claims guidance. \n\n AgForceQLD Just imagine what that $100 million a week being spent on excess franking credits could do for the people hit by this disaster! AgForceQLD L saw that on news morning and governments done nothing 2 days they knew about it
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Flood affected Townsville residents unable to claim compensation | Sky News AustraliaThere are reports some flood-affected residents across Townsville are unable to claim compensation due to murky policies and misplaced insurance documents. \n\nThe clean-up continues after the area was inundated with more than a year’s worth of rainfall was dumped on parts of north and western Queensland within days. \n\nMore than 13,000 insurance claims equalling $160 million have been lodged by residents and businesses. \n\n\n\n MarkBraybrook Awful 😢 MarkBraybrook How many 'once in a century floods' have we had in the last century?
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Flood-affected farmers to receive upgraded grants from govt | Sky News AustraliaThe Morrison and Palaszczuk governments have upgraded grants for residents affected by ‘devastating’ record-breaking flooding in parts of North Queensland to $75,000, up from $25,000.\n\nSpeaking in Sydney, Scott Morrison says the relief grants will draw from $100 million in Commonwealth funds, with an additional $3 million to supplement the Queensland Government’s mental health services.\n\nMr Morrison says hundreds of thousands of cattle are likely to have been lost in the flooding disaster, threatening locals’ ‘very livelihoods in the complete other direction’ after transitioning from drought to inundation. \n\nAnyone who may be feeling distressed can contact the following organisations for support.\n\nSANE Helpline 1800 18 72 63\n\nLifeline 131 114\n\nBeyond blue 1300 22 4636\n\nImage: News Corp Australia Back to school after six weeks summer hols causes much stress to many families in Australia
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Bishop confirms plan to recontest WA seat | Sky News AustraliaFormer deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has confirmed she is planning to recontest her Western Australia seat of Curtin at the next federal election.\n\nSpeculation has been rife that Ms Bishop would resign prior to the opening of polls in May, despite being re-endorsed for preselection.\n\nSpeaking in New Zealand, Ms Bishop reaffirmed her committed to ‘mentor’ a new generation of Liberal women.\n\n\n Weasel words. She is “planning” to contest the next election.what does that really mean? She is still keeping her options open but hardly fighting for Liberals for next election so far. pmlive Good! That way Christian porters dirty ass has a better chance of being booted out at the next election and then Julie Bishop will take on Scott Morrison for the leadership! Did she confirm she is running as a liberal?
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Labor’s plan to ‘weaken our border laws’ is a ‘deadly mistake’ | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Andrew Bolt says Labor is going to make a ‘deadly mistake’ with Australia’s border protection, in its ‘plan to weaken’ border laws. \n\nIf the Labor-backed bill is passed to change how medical transfers for asylum seekers in offshore detention are processed, Mr Bolt says the immigration minister cannot stop activist doctors from flying in rapists, killers, thieves, paedophiles.\n\nThe Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has reportedly warned against the proposed changes, claiming it could undermine the nation's border security. sky REALLY IS A SICK JOKE, NAURU AND MANUS ARE NOT OUR BORDERS A doctor whether an activist or not has provided much more service to our country than you ever will Andrew. Spoouting dogma all your life for $$$ is nothing to aspire to.
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Every political disaster begins with good intentions, but taxpayers cover the costs | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin says that every political disaster begins with ‘the best of intentions’, but ‘everything has a downside, even if it's only the cost’.\n\nOne example, Ms Credlin says, is former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s renewable energy target of 28 per cent of the power supply, resulting in ‘prices going through the roof’ and electricity blackouts.\n\nMs Credlin says ‘in politics as in life, if looks too good to be true, it probably is’, saying that politicians often promote the positives of their proposals, rather than the negatives. As opposed to where they are now , which is in the toilet I noticed that coal generated power let down the grid in Victoria the other week, resulting in power black outs. Remember that time when Credlin lied for 6 months to have one of the shortest serving PMs in history?
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Losing PM position was a ‘wounding experience’: Abbott | Sky News AustraliaFormer prime minister Tony Abbott says the 2015 leadership spill was a ‘wounding experience’. \n\nMr Abbott served as the Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 before he lost the top job in a leadership spill to Malcolm Turnbull. \n\nThe member for Warringah remains in parliament as the Special Envoy for Indigenous Affairs. \n\nMr Abbott told Sky News he didn’t come into parliament to become prime minister, he came to serve the country. \n\n\n TonyAbbottMHR Scott Morrison and the Liberals are the best friends the banks have ever had. They voted against this Royal Commission 26 times. They can’t be trusted to hold the banks to account. TonyAbbottMHR Guys: TonyAbbottMHR He came to lie. That is all.
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'Special place in hell' for Brexiteers without plan: EU Council President | Sky News AustraliaEuropean Council President Donald Tusk has caused an uproar in the UK after explosive comments on Brexit in which he said there was 'a special place in hell' for those who promoted a hard Brexit without a deal.\n\nMr Tusk's warning has overshadowed the next round of discussions between British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Irish counterparts regarding the backstop.\n\nMs May will pledge that the government is seeking to work with the EU to secure such changes, claiming the EU shares the UK's commitment to leave with a deal.\n\n\n\n\n\n meaglemp Funny that the left want another referendum to they can try again to get their own way. This is the death of democracy. meaglemp What’s wrong with that? Just crash out, stop bugging about! meaglemp Good. Anything else is European fascism
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Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry step down from NAB posts | Sky News AustraliaNational Australia Bank CEO Andrew Thorburn and Chairman Ken Henry announced their resignations in the wake of a scathing assessment by the banking royal commission.\n\nMr Thorbun will depart on February 28 while Mr Henry will leave his role once his replacement has been found.\n\nThe bank’s corporate leadership was heavily criticised in the royal commission’s final report, which claimed it did not take ‘necessary responsibility’ for its culture failings.\n\nThe bank has confirmed ex-ANZ Australia boss and current NAB board member Philip Chronican will take over as interim boss from March 1.\n\n\n\n\n MurrayWatt Whoopee. $4.3m for getting sacked by the board after 88% of shareholders squashed his pay, the RC says he's a worm. $4.3m for the worst year a bank bloke can have and bugger-all for the customers his bank dudded. What utter garbage. The RC was just theatrical farce.
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