Conditions are starting to ease across north Queensland but authorities have warned the risk of dangerous flooding remains.

Cabinet minister Steve Reed paid a flying visit to Ipswich on Wednesday to see the town's flood barrier and launch a major new programme of nationwide protection schemes. He said a record £2.65 ...

Minimal to no known threat to life or property ...

John Oxley was the first European to observe the flooding of the Brisbane River, noting that the floodwater must have reached at least 50 feet according to the debris caught in the treetops.