Australia news live updates: Qld and NSW flood death toll rises; WA Covid cases expected to surge; Japanese encephalitis cases suspected

Queensland announces financial support of $558.5m for flood-affected communities as insurance claims estimated to have hit $1bn. Follow live

• Rest in peace, King': cricketers, leaders and fans mourn death of Shane Warne
• His body was just there': Mullumbimby volunteers confronted by horrors and chaos of flood aftermath
• Anatomy of a rain bomb': scientists strive to understand phenomenon that caused Australia's east coast floods
• Katharine Murphy: Scott Morrison has a lot to say about democratic values. Here's how he could actually enact them'
• Kelly's heroes: can the UAP's politics of anger derail the Australian election?

There are 28 people in intensive care in Victoria at the moment, with eight on ventilators. There have been 5,721 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.

There are 45 people in intensive care due to Covid in NSW. There were 10,017 new Covid cases recorded yesterday.