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PM Albanese Deploys Troops to Flood-Hit Northern Territory

Emergency Services Minister Kristy McBain said in televised remarks that the troops would be deployed for up to 14 days. (Reuters)

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Firstpost•15-03-2026, 11:19

PM Albanese Deploys Troops to Flood-Hit Northern Territory

•Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the deployment of Australian Defence Force personnel.
•Troops will assist communities around Katherine, Northern Territory, affected by a days-long flood emergency.
•Emergency Services Minister Kristy McBain confirmed the deployment will last up to 14 days.
•Authorities recovered two bodies in Queensland's Gympie region while searching for two missing Chinese backpackers.
•Australia's science agency states climate change is intensifying short-term heavy rainfall events.

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