I have heard that the federal government is reluctant to provide funds to help Queenslanders this time. Could it be because it is a Liberal government?

SM as no one can find reference to your outrageous claim maybe you made it up?
Rechtub please under stand my views are far different than yours.
Would you stop support from all sides of government after storm/tempest/flood/fire/drought/ harms our primary producers?
And do those pointing to high migration rates under stand few of the flood victims are other than Australians, many renting the only homes available.
And let us not forget some homes have been there for more than 80 years, not recently built.
Banjo I agree and this thread says it, stop! right now! any building on flood lands.
Compensation will need to be paid, to current owners, but once stopped find other public uses for ex housing ext flood land.
We gain, long term, more that the costs,if in 100 years we isolate flood water, by many different means, from people.
Do not forget, if we demand only Australian made products go in to rebuilding.
And take in to consideration the job creation and lift to local business small and large, we gain yet more.
Can we leave our mutual dislike of Gillard/Abbott out side?
Consider SM s post, if we get a levee to pay for the repairs Labor is a thief, if we do not? Labor is discriminating against a whole state? because it is governed by LNP, are we quite insane?
Must we hate each other.
Are we getting started in turning our country to Northern Ireland like?
Fair go bloke, these folk are suffering!
Some things are above politics helping a mate in trouble surly is.

Belly,
There is an impact of high immigration by both major parties federally.

The states are left to provide the infastructure which they have difficulty keeping up with. Of course the additional people means greater demand for housing which the private developers are providing and they are in it for profit so develope house blocks by the cheapest means possible. Evidence of the housing demand is in the high prices being paid, which is far beyond those on lower incomes.

Both major parties accept generous donations from developers and big business, which ensures that high immigration rates are maintained. The parties maintain we need skilled immigration and we do because both governments and business have neglected skills training of or youth for decades, to obtain those skills.

So we go round in a great big circle, which is how we end up having houses on flood prone land. The housing demand is there, but we have to ensure that development take place with enviromental safeguards for flood and fire.

Lessening demand by cutting immigration would be a good step.

Lessening demand by cutting immigration would be a good step.
Banjo,
yep, gone are the days when new blood signalled a boost in intelligence & competence. It's the other way round now, the new immigrants are equalling the silliness we've been grooming here since Whitlam.
When common sense got outlawed by big Goaf & his gang the stage was set for a whole century of recovery effort to get back on track. We'll have a chance in August to take one small step for voters but a giant leap for Australia's future.
Going back to the topic, those who are responsible should pay for the greater part of the damage & the incumbent planners need to be replaced asap. They have proven that they can't do the job so let's get some thinkers on the payroll.

"I have heard that the federal government is reluctant to provide funds to help Queenslanders this time"

No, that is not correct. Julia did a similar seagull for the 2011 floods. Some money was thrown from the window of the PM's large jet. Then Julia rushed overseas to disburse large gifts of money to more worthy recipients.

Queenslanders do not forget Ms Gillard for that. Quite obviously those Queenslanders are too foolish and self-centered to understand that charity does not begin at home where impressing the UN is concerned.

There was that seat on the Security Council to be bought. Julia was doing a bit of her own grandstanding too. She was off lecturing other countries on her role in creating Aussie wealth. So throwing a few tens of million$ around was a cheap price to pay.

Belly,

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-premier-campbell-newman-calls-for-an-end-to-rebuild-roundabout/story-e6freoof-1226567760407

Juliar is holding tightly onto the money she made from the floods. Maybe these are the "savings" Swan was talking about.