‘You’re ringing an old lady in outback Queensland for life advice’: travellers worried about floods skip AI and pick up the phone

Flooding across the state’s north and west blocks roads and cuts off towns at a time of year when so many are on holidaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOver the weekend, Narelle Hetherington got a call from a couple planning a more than 1,000km trip across Queensland. The drive would see them pass through Winton, where Hetherington runs a motel – the couple wanted a room.“I’m like, ‘mate, the roads are all cut off out here’,” Hetherington says. Continue reading...