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Daniel Andrews announces a $351m emergency package to begin recovery from the floods

The Victorian town of Kerang will be isolated for a week as the state's flood crisis unfolds – and more heavy rain is forecast.

Hundreds of kilometres of roads have been destroyed by floods, with sections of bitumen completely lifted off highways and taken downstream in some parts of the state.

Doctors have rorted Medicare of billions of dollars by billing dead people, falsifying patient records or just making mistakes, and the NSW Labor Party looks a dead cert to wrest power from the Libs at the March election.

Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews says more than 11,000 people have applied for emergency flood relief payments, giving authorities an idea of the number of people affected by the crisis. Flood conditions in Shepparton have stabilised, but residents in Echuca will face another peak in 48 hours.

Waters up to 12 metres are expected to inundate properties in some areas

The time to leave areas of Central Victoria passed on Sunday with emergency crews warning anyone remaining in Shepparton, Orrvale, Mooroopna and Elmore to Rochester to find high ground as flood waters rise.

Torrential rainfall led to dozens of rescues, hundreds of evacuations and thousands of power outages across southeastern Australia

More than 500 Victorian homes damaged and 500 others cut off in flooding. This blog is now closed

Coalition has pledged $19bn more than the government, while claiming it is the better economic manager

More than 4,700 households were left without power