Afternoon Headlines: Thousands of residents across outback Queensland evacuated and Val Kilmer star of Top Gun and Batman dead at 65. 

Deep dive: Thousands of people have been evacuated and more than 100,000 livestock are dead, as the worst flooding in 50 years hits outback Queensland. 

The disaster has devastated farming communities and is expected to disrupt meat supplies across the country and force up prices.  

In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by general president of AgForce Shane McCarthy and senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury to find out about the impact this breaking national disaster. 

 

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