The amount of damage left behind by Cyclone Jasper is slowly being revealed in northern Queensland, as farmers say they have lost months-worth of produce. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to visit the flood-affected areas to see the scale of the disaster for himself.
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While much of the country might be winding down ahead of Christmas next week, for the nation's political leaders the pace has gotten even faster. The government is confronting the impact of the post Cyclone Jasper flooding in Queensland, and simmering tensions over its position on the Middle East crisis.
The federal emergency management minister had defended the Bureau of Meteorology after it came under fire for its forecasting and warning systems about record rains in the wake of Cyclone Jasper.