Fodder drops deliver while battle to save livestock continues; volunteer help on the way for flood-stricken graziers; and China slows imports of Australian coal.

Disposal of carcasses a pressing concern for flood-affected graziers; communities lobby in Canberra for support for the north west to recover; and, a bull called 'America' fetches a world record $2.1 million at auction.

Choppers deliver fodder to flood-stranded cattle in the north west; AACo confirms severe stock losses on four of its properties; and Mackay Sugar on the verge of historic takeover deal.

Catastrophic stock losses in north west Queensland as water from flooding moves towards the Gulf of Carpentaria; and, in the south, vegetable growers cart water to keep crops alive.

Graziers face horror cattle losses, after going from drought to deluge; Agriculture Minister David Littleproud promises Army fodder drops; and, strawberry contamination report makes food safety recommendations.

Floodwaters have isolated the towns of Julia Creek and Richmond with severe livestock losses likely and locals calling on more government assistance.

We touch base with locals as the Burdekin River levels rise to the highest levels seen in nearly a decade and north west graziers record more than 300 millimetres of rain overnight.

Townsville residents continue to evacuate after the Ross River rises and north west graziers contemplate losing cattle after experiencing droughts to flooding rains in a week.

Residents in the Townsville region have experienced a third day of intense rainfall, that's led to significant flooding for parts of the region but widespread rainfall in the Flinders Shire between Mount Isa and Townsville has been more welcome with excited graziers tipping between 100 and 200 millimetres out of rain gauges and the cotton industry says it still supports the Murray Darling Basin plan and the Authority that runs it.

Serious flooding continues around Townsville in north Queensland with major highways cut and more rain forecast and the South Australian government today released details into the long awaited Royal Commission looking at the Murray Darling River system.