As storms swamp Australia's east coast, some farmers are still enduring relentless drought

People in outback Queensland are still hoping the La Niña weather pattern will bring desperately needed rain

Rainfall records were broken across western Queensland in September. Heavy downpours reached the bush again in early November.

The early-season rain – and the onset of a La Niña weather pattern – had outback folks talking about whether the eight-year drought might be about to break.

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