Australia news live: Queensland stock losses from floods and cyclone top 50,000 amid fears ‘that is only the beginning’, premier says | Australia news

Australia news live: Queensland stock losses from floods and cyclone top 50,000 amid fears ‘that is only the beginning’, premier says | Australia news

More than 50,000 farm stock animals lost in Queensland: Crisafulli The Queensland premier has said that the state has lost more than 50,000 farm stock animals in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji, and he fears that number “is only the beginning”. Crisafulli said: We’ve now gone past 50,000 stock losses from this event. I […]

Australia news live: Labor reports $20bn in savings in mid-year budget update; Queensland driver charged with eight attempted murders after pedestrians struck | Australia news

Australia news live: Labor reports $20bn in savings in mid-year budget update; Queensland driver charged with eight attempted murders after pedestrians struck | Australia news

Labor promotes $20bn in savings before mid-year budget update Tom McIlroy Ahead of Wednesday’s mid-year update to the federal budget, Labor is talking up $20bn in savings. This weekend, the government has also moved to stop huge blowouts in the cost of its home battery program, with changes due to come into force in May. […]