Major flooding disasters prompt calls for urgent political action

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Signs in flood-affected Milton, Brisbane Source: AAP / JONO SEARLE/AAPIMAGE

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With a federal election due by May at the latest, the political and economic elements of climate change's impacts are more magnified than ever.

Major flooding disasters prompt calls for urgent political action
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