As devastating floodwaters from Queensland move south, remote NSW towns like Wanaaring and Bourke are facing record-breaking river levels, isolation, and damage to homes and livelihoods. Despite the scale of the disaster—1 trillion litres of water expected to move through—the crisis is receiving minimal attention, prompting calls of a double standard. Bourke Shire GM Leonie Brown says communities are banding together, but warns the road to recovery will be long.