Queensland 2011 floods: thousands of victims win class action over handling of dams

Judge finds in favour of 6,800 residents who sued over management of Wivenhoe and Somerset dams during floods that killed 12 in Grantham

Almost 7,000 Queenslanders have won a class action over the state’s devastating 2011 floods, with a judge finding they were victims of negligence.

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