Heavy rain brought on by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc across Queensland and northern NSW, where Lismore residents face an anxious wait overnight as the Wilsons River threatens to flow over the flood levee when it reaches its peak tomorrow morning. See how the day unfolded.
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Deluge brings month's rain in one day, forcing second day of Queensland school closures
Parts of south-east Queensland are hit with more than 400 millimetres of rain, stranding people in flash flooding and causing a second day of school closures on Friday.
Drenching from Debbie due in south-east Queensland
South-east Queensland is set for a drenching today with rainfall in excess of 200 millimetres possible in some localised areas, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.
View from 35,000km exposes Cyclone Debbie's force of nature
Zoom out and you can see why Cyclone Debbie continues to wreak havoc on the people of Queensland.
Widespread flooding as ex-Cyclone Debbie heads south-east
Ex-Cyclone Debbie is causing monsoonal rain and major floods across central Queensland, with Brisbane to get more than a month’s worth of rain on Thursday.
Peak-hour bottleneck as fire breaks out at Brisbane's XXXX Brewery
A blaze at the XXXX Brewery in Brisbane’s inner west, which led to peak-hour traffic delays, is brought under control by firefighters.
Tomic left out of Davis Cup quarter-final team
Bernard Tomic remains in exile after Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt named an unchanged team for next month’s Davis Cup quarter-final against the United States in Brisbane.
Stowaway snake flies to New Zealand on private jet
A snake unwittingly flies overseas to New Zealand, after likely slithering into the wheel of a private jet in Brisbane.
My form doesn't warrant Origin nod, Oates says
Brisbane winger Corey Oates says he is now more confident under the high ball but still does not think his current NRL form warrants Queensland selection.
Arrest warrant issued for Clive Palmer's nephew
A Federal Court judge finally runs out of patience with Clive Mensink, issuing a warrant for his arrest after the Queensland Nickel former director again failed to turn up to court to answer questions about the company’s demise.