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A flooded road near a park.

An aerial view of a country town.





"The rain has eased, the flooding is going to linger longer, so some of these rivers will start to peak over the next day or two."
An old sign that says "Birdsville" on the side of an outback highway.

"It will be combined with quite humid conditions as well, just given a lot of surface water around from all that recent rainfall."
A woman in front of her home. She wears a shirt that says "Don't flatter yourself. I only look up to you because I am short".

A serious-looking, white-haired man stands in a park and speaks to the media.

"This is a dangerous illness, particularly because a lot of the people who get it are sick to begin with."
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