Climate News: Minister checks out record high floods in WA; Floods and storms cost $12.3 billion since 2020; Flood victims sleep rough

Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt (pictured) has returned from a trip to WA, where the Kimberley is experiencing record-high flood levels and talks with Hammish Macdonald on Radio National - "Emergency Management Minister on WA floods";

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"Insurance cost for floods and storms hits $12.3 billion since January 2020";

"Flood victims sleep rough amid aid delays";

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