Sad that Victorian Labor Senator Kimberly Kitching has died at the age of 52 from a suspected heart attack, shades of Shane Warne, RIP.

ttbn, what common sense did you particularly admire about the Senator? Was she like you a climate skeptic, I doubt it.

There is a style of house meant for building on flood plains. The Queenslander is built on stilts so living quarters are above rising waters. If it were required that all houses built on flood plains were Queenslanders there would be less of a problem. With enough food stored the residents of such a house could sit tight until the waters went down.

davidf,
That has been suggested a million & more times but, because of the Holy Dollar irresponsible risks were taken by bureaucracy.
What needs to happen is, make the highest known flood mark as an indisputable bench mark from now on. Only high-set homes including car ports & other starage can built 2metres below that mark. Insurance companies must adjust their policies accordingly.
Treated waste mulched with concrete or similar bonding could be used as fill to built up areas where practical.
Surveyors too need to do their work with a greater degree of responsibility. Their assessments & suggestions are not to be wavered from.
Also, start widening watercourses now & create extra water accommodating channels & lakes which can double as waterfront real estate & recreational facilities which will create revenue & jobs.
Above all, rid the authorities of the incompetents under whose stewardship this present mess was allowed to built up. No promotions, only demotions to make room for new, more dedicated people.

The best thing Morrison could do for his own electoral chances and the good of the country is to drop this zero emissions by 2050, or any other time, nonsense and realise that the only way for Australia to be prosperous and protect itself from China and Russia is with cheap, reliable fossil fuels.

It worries me when one man is allocated so much attention.
Surely Mr Morrison is the spokesperson for the government, and very little more?
Why should we treat him as if he WERE the government?
Is it not the parliament as a whole which makes the decisions?
Are members there all so 'improper' or lazy, that they forget their duty, and vote the way Mr Morrison asks them to?
And do so without question?
I see Mr Morrison as simply the messenger.
And we shouldn't shoot the messenger?
When we have concerns with government, we should be informing our local member that he needs to shape up?

Ipso Fatso, welcome to the discussions, great post.
I lived in Richmond NSW in the 1960s on the farm shown in the flood reports. The 1961 flood was below the 1857 by 2 meters and 1.5 meters above this flood 2022. In 1960s we had floods 1961, 1964, 1967 and that was after Warragambar Dam was built and it was not attributed to Climate Change. Climate Change is a Hoax as the word of Tim Flannery said Warragamba Dam would never fill again which led the State Government to build the discellenation plant at Botany that stands there today as a white elephant.

Do not build on flood plains, Lisomre is built near the river, so it poses the risk of flood. Richond NSW is also built on a flood plain and has sand deposits from ancient floods on higher ground than the town. In 1857 boats rowed up the main street to remove stranded people from the second story of the Corner Pub. Richmond Lowlands shows evidence that there has been river course change over ancient history.