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Storm clouds loom for economy as rain, floods take toll

Linda Applbee sits on flood-damaged furniture at her property in Cairns as the clean up continues. Image by Brian Cassey AAP.

Storms and heavy flooding could wash away Australia’s budget bottom line despite inflation levels receding. Communities in far north Queensland […]

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