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There is a rescue under way in Newmarket Road, Windsor, where cars have tried to drive through flood waters.

The Queensland government has stressed to use common sense, adjust speeds and not drive through flood waters. There has been some heavy rainfall overnight and the roads are dangerous.

We’ve been working on a budget now, in the normal course, and budget submissions have been presented to the expenditure review committee. I sit on that.

And so we’ve been very busy in over the last few months, really, and particularly over the last few weeks, in the lead-up to the budget.

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