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Better management of Ross River Dam 'could have prevented Townsville floods' | Sky News AustraliaBetter management of the Ross River Dam would have prevented Townsville from devastating floods in January, dam engineer Ken Pearce has told Sky News.\n\nMr Pearce says ‘it was not at all professionally managed’ and says water should have been released from the dam earlier. \n\nAt least 1000 homes were severely damaged in the Townsville floods.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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'Resilient' Townsville residents rally in flood cleanup effort | Sky News AustraliaTownsville residents are rallying together as they look to return to their homes, days after record-breaking floods.\n \nMore than a thousand homes are severely damaged, with at least 250 uninhabitable.\n \nThe extent of the damage is still being assessed, but the insurance bill is likely to total in the hundreds of millions of dollars.\n\nOver 7,000 claims have already been lodged according to the Insurance Council of Australia.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Flood affected Townsville residents unable to claim compensation | Sky News AustraliaThere are reports some flood-affected residents across Townsville are unable to claim compensation due to murky policies and misplaced insurance documents. \n\nThe clean-up continues after the area was inundated with more than a year’s worth of rainfall was dumped on parts of north and western Queensland within days. \n\nMore than 13,000 insurance claims equalling $160 million have been lodged by residents and businesses. \n\n\n\n
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Fears insurance companies could refuse to pay Townsville flood victims | Sky News AustraliaQueensland opposition leader Deb Frecklington has called on insurance companies to honour their policies as residents recover from the flood crisis. \n\nMs Frecklington claims many small businesses have been told their claims will likely be rejected over fine print which differentiates storm water from floodwater. \n\nThe Insurance Council of Australia will hold two insurance forums in Townsville to provide claims guidance. \n\n
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Qld school bans students from using mobile phones | Sky News AustraliaA school in Queensland has banned students from using their mobile devices. \n\nMatthew Flinders Anglican College joins a growing list of schools banning phones across the country. \n\n\n\n
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Chaos during franking credit inquiry | Sky News AustraliaA protestor has interrupted a parliamentary committee into Labor's proposed changes to franking credits, labelling the inquiry 'a sham'.\n\nThe move comes after Liberal Committee chair Tim Wilson was accused of having a conflict of interest.\n\nLabor MP Matt Thistlethwaite says Mr Wilson is a shareholder in a company that has been leading an inquiry against Labor's franking credits policy, which was not declared during public hearings.\n\n\n
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Tempers fray at Labor's franking credit inquiry | Sky News AustraliaA protestor has interrupted a parliamentary committee into Labor's proposed changes to franking credits, labelling the inquiry 'a sham'.\n\nThe move comes after Liberal committee chair Tim Wilson was accused of having a conflict of interest.\n\nLabor MP Matt Thistlethwaite says Mr Wilson is a shareholder in a company that has been leading an inquiry against Labor's franking credits policy, which was not declared during public hearings.\n\nLabor's controversial policy will end excess cash refunds paid to retirees and superannuation funds, and if implemented will net the budget bottom line with $55.7 billion within two years.\n\nThe policy has been vehemently opposed by some self-funded retirees, who claim the move is a 'death tax by stealth.'
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Tempers fray at Labor's franking credit inquiry | Sky News AustraliaA protestor has interrupted a parliamentary committee into Labor's proposed changes to franking credits, labelling the inquiry 'a sham'.\n\nThe move comes after Liberal committee chair Tim Wilson was accused of having a conflict of interest.\n\nLabor MP Matt Thistlethwaite says Mr Wilson is a shareholder in a company that has been leading an inquiry against Labor's franking credits policy, which was not declared during public hearings.\n\nLabor's controversial policy will end excess cash refunds paid to retirees and superannuation funds, and if implemented will net the budget bottom line with $55.7 billion within two years.\n\nThe policy has been vehemently opposed by some self-funded retirees, who claim the move is a 'death tax by stealth.'\n\n\n
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