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Satellite imagery of the flooding in Qld available here: http://www.nearmap.com/ Just make sure the date is on 14 Jan. The water looks to be about a meter below the peak. Check out Rocklea to get an idea of why this suburb has such a high yield for a middle ring suburb.

It amazes me that think what is happening in Queensland could be avoided through planning. We don't call it the river city for nothing - most of the oldest and most expensive suburbs are near the water. To vacate low lying areas near the water would be like reclaiming Sydney's harbour-side...

Now and again my work flies me from my comfy office in Brisbane to somewhere like Perth, Darwin or Mt Isa. Every time I look out the plane window I'm reminded that Australia really is a desert continent with vast vacant spaces (even the mines are small dots). Most of us cling to the coastline...