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Rachael Easter, 33, from Ipswich, says she was at rock bottom when her marriage broke down and she was left in £7,500 debt with no job - but after starting on a debt-free journey, she's made remarkable savings

As the floodwaters rose in Southeast Queensland last week, my phone buzzed with texts from friends. We compared this event with the last catastrophic flood of 2011 and tried to calculate whether our homes would be affected this time. I live in Ipswich, not far from the now-flooded Bremer River.

Thousands of people without power in Queensland could be waiting days to get it restored, as emergency services find the body of a man and a dog in floodwaters on the Gold Coast.

Seventh person dies, with two more missing, and major flood warnings issued for Brisbane, Ipswich, Lismore and Grafton

Eight people have now died, with at least two more missing as major flooding hits Brisbane, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Gympie

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Hundreds of schools will be closed across south-east Queensland on Monday and people have been encouraged to work from home as a deadly weather system continues to lash the state.

People urged to stay home and not to drive on flooded roads as parts of state hit by worse flooding than in 2011

Two people, including an SES volunteer, have died after being swept away in Queensland flood waters, bringing the toll to four. This blog is now closed