The Latest Breaking News from Cameron Dick

After accusing Queensland of playing politics with the disaster response, the prime minister has agreed to split the cost of the state's flood recovery package.

Despite initially rejecting the proposal, the Prime Minister now says his government will go halves with Queensland in its plan to buy back or rebuild flood-damaged homes.

Federal budget to commit $3.9bn for transport infrastructure, including fast rail and new line

Queensland is calling for more public health funding in the upcoming federal budget as the system faces increasing public pressure.

Queensland's Health Minister wants Tuesday's federal budget to include a 50:50 split for public health funding, equating to an extra $1.5 billion a year — saying she's not the only state minister making the call.

The body of a man is found in the Condamine River in Warwick in south-east Queensland, the state's 13th death related to ongoing catastrophic flooding.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had previously estimated a cost of up to $1 billion, but the Treasurer says that amount alone will be allocated to repairing public infrastructure.

The death toll from the flooding disaster in southeast Queensland has risen to 12 after a man was found in a submerged car in Wondai.

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has hit out at the LNP's focus on lobbyists, saying the Opposition is demonstrating its "irrelevancy".