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Lady in a cowboy hat

The introduced species is crucial for graziers but environmentalists say it poses unacceptable dangers. With a decision about its status looming, both sides are putting their cases forward.

Grass grows in a paddock beneath a clear sky.

Graziers face a tough road to recovery after an estimated half a million cattle, sheep, and goats die in western Queensland's unprecedented flooding event.

Image of deceased sheep along a fenceline.

Sun setting over a campground by a river.

Outback Queensland tourism providers are desperate for visitors to return to the region, after record-breaking floods impacted some — but not all — communities.

a family around a campfire at night

Queensland's record-breaking rain is set to ease as the Easter weekend approaches, but some residents in the north are isolated following the weekend's deluge.

Beach with visitors on a bright sunny day

With an upstream gauge out of action, Thargomindah had no way of knowing how much destruction a torrent of floodwaters would have on the outback community. One local, who witnessed the levee break, says that's not good enough.

The inside of a business, where floodwaters are almost as high as the kitchen sink.

Bob Katter reading a document in his office

Grazier sits in shed.

Voters tell ABC's Your Say campaign they want courage and vision from politicians, not bickering.

Hairdresser with client

Thousands of kilometres of outback Queensland roads have been destroyed by floods, forcing cattle trucks on huge detours, doubling freight bills and leaving families on remote properties feeling even more isolated.

Brown floodwater stretching to the horizon swirls across a muddy road.

The deluge which battered south-west Queensland is now draining downhill to a catchment area five times the size of the UK.

An aerial shot of sandy desert meeting an inland lake with blue skies.

Thick layers of silt now stick to belongings like tar and furniture is strewn across the street in a small community in south-west Queensland.

Annie Liston standing infront of her sisters house in Adavale.

Lizard rescued from litter in outback Queensland

Brahman cattle in the Gulf Savannah.

close up of old woman outside her home

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