February 3, 2025 • 4 mins
Northern Queensland floods are yet to reach predicted levels.
Parts of the north-east have had about a metre of rain since Friday, and a woman died when a rescue boat capsized - and parts of Townsville are evacuating.
Authorities claim the rain is currently easing - but the worst is still to come.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says many residents have battened down the hatches to prepare for more extreme weather.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind
for New Zealand Business. Oliver Patterson six pur Perth Line
presented with us. Oliver, welcome to the show. Good to
have you on Giday.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Ryan.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
What's the latest on the floods in North Queensland.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Oh, the delus is just quite unbelievable.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Six months of rain they are saying within three days.
For example, the Herbert River at the Ingham Pump station
could reach fifteen meters today, which is just enormous. There's
been four hundred and eighty odd requests for assistance and
eleven swift water rescues right across the region.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
So far.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
North Queensland is really suffering under this monsoonal rainfall that
you just played in the world wise, one person has died,
four hundred people are currently taking shelter in six evacuations
setters across the region. There are some towns without power.
Now you've got major supermarkets obviously closed to be and
or isolated by floodwaters. So look, there's no chance of
(00:57):
this drying up anytime soon. It's just battened out the
hatches and hope that many residents there in far North
Queensland are going to be okay, But the pitches that
are being splashed across television screens here in Australia are
quite confronting. We've seen, for example, a bridge which is
between Ingham and Townsville along the Bruce Highway. It's just
(01:18):
split in half and you can see the water running
through the middle of the bridge. So yeah, it's a
difficult time obviously, Ryan, for Far North Queensland residents. It's
a difficult time as well for those working in the
sas to actually respond to requests for help.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
So just keep your fingers and toes crossed. Everyone will
be okay.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
And the federal government that's on the issue of terrorism
obviously something that's a big issue there at the moment
to clean New South Wales. They're now going after a
neo Nazi network.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yeah they are.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
And obviously parliament's about the seat and resume for the
next two weeks. It's believed, in fact, this could be
the last two weeks Ryan before we head towards a
federal election. But we've heard from Penny Wong, the Foreign
Affairs Minister, that it will now be a criminal.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Offense to use or deal with any of the.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Assets from Terogram Now this is what they're calling terragram
I telegram that many people have been sending messages from.
They have now come to a decision to put some
financing sanctions on groups who they believe are associated with
white supremacists and their ability to combat anti Semitism. As
(02:24):
you mentioned there, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, there are
a spate of anti Semitic attacks. Who actually had one
here in Perth where I am over the weekend on
a house in the western suburbs of Perth, which is
sort of the wealthy area of Perth. There was a
big graffiti of f the Jews. So this is not
obviously going down well in Australia at the moment, and
many people are looking for more leadership from the front.
(02:45):
So I'm sure that the Prime Minister will be asked
about this in question time as he faces the music
in Federal Parliament.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
New South Wales transport ministers had to apologize for booking
a ministerial car to drive her and some friends out
to lunch at a winery.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
This is sack of all material. How is this right?
Speaker 3 (03:05):
She is up in the hunt of Valley, so she's
a good two and a half hours away.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
From the Sydney CBD.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
On Australia Day, of all days, she summons a car, which,
by the way, under the rules you can use a
ministerial car for private purposes. The car drives from Sydney
to the Hunter Valley, takes her and some friends, including
the Housing minister whose name is Rose Jackson, out for lunch.
And it costs seven hundred and fifty bucks. Right, that's
what it costs to hire this car just so she
(03:31):
could go with her girlfriends to have a boozy lunch.
Now this is a cost to seven hundred and fifty bucks.
As I said, thirteen hour shift on Australia Day, a
four hundred and forty six kilometers round trip, just so
the driver could take her from.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Hunter Valley out to a Hunter Valley winery.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
As I pose the question, Ryan, what does it take
to get sacked anymore? When you're a minister of the crowd.
I mean, anybody would say this doesn't pass the pub test.
But on Australia Day long weekend, she has to be kidding.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Do you know what sort of cars they get show
for randomly?
Speaker 3 (04:02):
I think she had no This one was a Kia
carn or Key, one of those kind of minibuses if
you like the seven Seeds.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Nothing too fancy looking, but no still, can you imagine.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Being the driver?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Imaginetting that call Ryan, how you got to go pick
up you know, this minister up in the heart of
valley and take her out to lunch.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
He'd be spitting chips. Imagine the chat on the way home. Hey,
thank you very much for that. Oliver. Oliver Peterson six
pr PERS Live presenter with us with all the news
you need to know from Australia. For more from Hither
Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind
for New Zealand Business. Oliver Patterson six pur Perth Line
presented with us. Oliver, welcome to the show. Good to
have you on Giday.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Ryan.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
What's the latest on the floods in North Queensland.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Oh, the delus is just quite unbelievable.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Six months of rain they are saying within three days.
For example, the Herbert River at the Ingham Pump station
could reach fifteen meters today, which is just enormous. There's
been four hundred and eighty odd requests for assistance and
eleven swift water rescues right across the region.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
So far.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
North Queensland is really suffering under this monsoonal rainfall that
you just played in the world wise, one person has died,
four hundred people are currently taking shelter in six evacuations
setters across the region. There are some towns without power.
Now you've got major supermarkets obviously closed to be and
or isolated by floodwaters. So look, there's no chance of
(00:57):
this drying up anytime soon. It's just battened out the
hatches and hope that many residents there in far North
Queensland are going to be okay, But the pitches that
are being splashed across television screens here in Australia are
quite confronting. We've seen, for example, a bridge which is
between Ingham and Townsville along the Bruce Highway. It's just
(01:18):
split in half and you can see the water running
through the middle of the bridge. So yeah, it's a
difficult time obviously, Ryan, for Far North Queensland residents. It's
a difficult time as well for those working in the
sas to actually respond to requests for help.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
So just keep your fingers and toes crossed. Everyone will
be okay.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
And the federal government that's on the issue of terrorism
obviously something that's a big issue there at the moment
to clean New South Wales. They're now going after a
neo Nazi network.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yeah they are.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
And obviously parliament's about the seat and resume for the
next two weeks. It's believed, in fact, this could be
the last two weeks Ryan before we head towards a
federal election. But we've heard from Penny Wong, the Foreign
Affairs Minister, that it will now be a criminal.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Offense to use or deal with any of the.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Assets from Terogram Now this is what they're calling terragram
I telegram that many people have been sending messages from.
They have now come to a decision to put some
financing sanctions on groups who they believe are associated with
white supremacists and their ability to combat anti Semitism. As
(02:24):
you mentioned there, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, there are
a spate of anti Semitic attacks. Who actually had one
here in Perth where I am over the weekend on
a house in the western suburbs of Perth, which is
sort of the wealthy area of Perth. There was a
big graffiti of f the Jews. So this is not
obviously going down well in Australia at the moment, and
many people are looking for more leadership from the front.
(02:45):
So I'm sure that the Prime Minister will be asked
about this in question time as he faces the music
in Federal Parliament.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
New South Wales transport ministers had to apologize for booking
a ministerial car to drive her and some friends out
to lunch at a winery.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
This is sack of all material. How is this right?
Speaker 3 (03:05):
She is up in the hunt of Valley, so she's
a good two and a half hours away.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
From the Sydney CBD.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
On Australia Day, of all days, she summons a car, which,
by the way, under the rules you can use a
ministerial car for private purposes. The car drives from Sydney
to the Hunter Valley, takes her and some friends, including
the Housing minister whose name is Rose Jackson, out for lunch.
And it costs seven hundred and fifty bucks. Right, that's
what it costs to hire this car just so she
(03:31):
could go with her girlfriends to have a boozy lunch.
Now this is a cost to seven hundred and fifty bucks.
As I said, thirteen hour shift on Australia Day, a
four hundred and forty six kilometers round trip, just so
the driver could take her from.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Hunter Valley out to a Hunter Valley winery.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
As I pose the question, Ryan, what does it take
to get sacked anymore? When you're a minister of the crowd.
I mean, anybody would say this doesn't pass the pub test.
But on Australia Day long weekend, she has to be kidding.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Do you know what sort of cars they get show
for randomly?
Speaker 3 (04:02):
I think she had no This one was a Kia
carn or Key, one of those kind of minibuses if
you like the seven Seeds.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Nothing too fancy looking, but no still, can you imagine.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Being the driver?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Imaginetting that call Ryan, how you got to go pick
up you know, this minister up in the heart of
valley and take her out to lunch.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
He'd be spitting chips. Imagine the chat on the way home. Hey,
thank you very much for that. Oliver. Oliver Peterson six
pr PERS Live presenter with us with all the news
you need to know from Australia. For more from Hither
Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Breakfast Club
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!