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Wet sheep gather on a shrinking patch of ground surrounded by floodwater on an outback station.

"It's a devastating impact just on their business, but also on their mental health."
Sheep gathered on a small island on a flooded outback station, as seen from above.

"I think they're gone."
An image showing the estimated number of livestock lost and infrastructure damage caused by flooding in Queensland.

Dead sheep along a fence surrounded by floodwater.

A sheep stuck in deep mud on a flooded outback station.

Ten head of cattle on a slim strip of earth surrounded by floodwater, as seen from above.

"If you've gone and lost 100 per cent of your stock, that's catastrophic."

Dead sheep in floodwater in the outback, as seen from above.

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