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.

Fraudsters are stealing cash and personal details from people intending to donate to Queensland flood victims.

New Zealanders forced from their homes in the Queensland floods have been told they are not eligible for disaster recovery subsidies.

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.

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.

When Kiwi chopper crewman Tony Young pulled baby Montannah Creasy from her flooded town, he was thinking of his own sons. Now, he has become the face of the Queensland rescue effort.

A victim found 80km away from where the person went missing in the Lockyer Valley demonstrates the massive search and rescue task ahead, authorities say.

'Her legs got caught in the sleepers and she was drowning with her baby in her arms.'

Queensland residents have been told to prepare for the 'unbearable stench' that follows a flood as the massive clean-up begins.

Officials are keeping a close watch on flood levees protecting a town bordering Queensland and New South Wales as water levels creep within 40cm of their 11 metre limit.

The water is starting to recede in Queensland but the body count continues to rise in the devastated Lockyer Valley region where dozens of people remain missing.