ADF airlifts food to Western Australia areas hit by floods – as it happened

Australian Defence Force planes now able to use the airstrip at Fitzroy Crossing as weather improves. This blog is now closed

• WA's worst' flood reveals vulnerability of supply chains as 100 residents airlifted out
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Bonza the bogan airline" sounds like a crap children's book, but it's an interesting story about another moving part in Australia's turbulent air transport industry. Also, Elias Visontay managed to get budgie smugglers into it, making the skimpy swimwear somewhat of a sub theme on the blog today:

Waters at Menindee expected to peak