About 150 mourners gathered to farewell Donna and Jordan Rice - the teen who sacrificed himself to save his brother.

As floodwaters continue to isolate large areas of Queensland and Victoria, the ground is being laid for recriminations and blame.

The West Coast's Fox River burst its banks today, forcing some residents and bach owners to evacuate, some of them carrying off possessions they wanted to save.

Police say there is no truth to an "overwhelmed" volunteer's claims that he found two bodies in a house at Goodna.

An Australian navy minehunter has started looking for dangerous debris washed down the Brisbane River.

The Queensland flood disaster inquiry is to focus on planning for the future.

The people of Brisbane are facing the prospect of major disruption for some time yet.

A couple needed to be rescued after floating down Melbourne's Yarra River on ... inflatable dolls.

One of the worst floods in Victoria's history is continuing to threaten communities.

Anna Bligh would like to see a better system developed so Australians have better insurance protection against flood disasters.

Sealegs International is to deploy a second rescue craft in Brisbane.

The central Victorian town of Carisbrook is under water, with nearly 200 homes submerged by floods.

We are more familiar with El Nino, but La Nina cycles have left an imprint in Australia and NZ too.