Soldiers clean up Brassal State School

Floods disrupt Queensland school plans

Many of Brisbane's schools have been damaged by flooding and the repairs could take weeks or months.

Classes start on Monday, but hundreds of students will be shifted to other schools.

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  2. Talk show host Michael Parkinson Parkinson's insights

    Michael Parkinson will be the first non-Australian to give the keynote address on Australia Day.

  3. A man listens to an ipod Hack

    Aussies are breaking the rules and opening up US iTunes accounts to get around the higher prices we pay in Australia.

  4. Sam Stosur celebrates victory Gallery

    Game on: the stars of tennis come out to play at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

  5. A teenage girl is swept through Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, during flash flooding Chilling photo

    A teenage girl caught in the raging torrent of water that swept through Toowoomba has been found safe and well.

  6. A festival-goer sits back with a beer at the Albert Hotel Gallery

    Thousands of country music fans have flocked to Tamworth for the annual music festival.

  7. LtoR Before and after scene (of Brisbane floods) at Brisbane's Rocklea Markets Devastation revealed

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  8. Storms lash Sunshine State Video Destructive storms

    Wild storms have lashed south-east Queensland, causing more damage for locals trying to rebuild after the floods.

  9. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush in the movie, The King's Speech BAFTA nominations

    Geoffrey Rush has been recognised for his role as speech therapist Lionel Logue in The King's Speech.

  10. ABC reporter Karen Barlow watches a 3am sunset on board the Aurora Australis in Antarctic waters. Antarctic summer

    Read reporter Karen Barlow's account of 3am sunsets as the Aurora Australis nears Antarctica.

  11. Don's back Video Don Parties On

    David Williamson discusses his new play - the sequel to Australian theatre classic Don's Party.

  12. Chinese man Ping Yi raising money for Queensland flood victims. Video Flood relief

    Chinese man Ping Yi is asking Beijing residents to open their wallets for Queensland flood victims.

  13. Ben Chater moves equipment from his father's surgery in Theodore After the deluge

    Queenslanders share their recovery stories as the state comes to terms with its biggest floods in recent history.

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