Queensland rejects PM's offer for an emergency declaration for flood assistance

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison talking to members of Australian Defence Force (ADF) in flood affected area of Brisbane. Source: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's emergency declaration offer for Queensland has been rejected by the state Premier Annastacia Palasczcuk. This has come at a time when the Climate Council released a new report which has argued that the unprecedented floods illustrate the cost of government inaction on climate change.


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