Areas in regional outback Queensland saw rainfall records broken after ex-cyclone Esther swept across parts of the state yesterday.

The regional town of Thargomindah broke a 21 year old record for its wettest day after recording 128 millimetres of rainfall since 9:00am yesterday.

The ex-cyclone brought major floods to the region with many homesteads being cut off.

Rural Aid Australia has sent four B-double trucks loaded with 272 hay bales to farmers in the Queensland town of Texas. 

The Texas Hay Drop is thanks to the fundraising of the N Badock Foundation on the Sunshine Coast. 

The foundation donated $100,000 to assist Australian farmers experiencing hardship due to natural disasters. 

Former farmer and foundation founder Neil Badock has ensured that 25 Texas Farmers are able to feed their livestock, and is continuing to work with Rural Aid to assist Australian farmers.

Following Super Tuesday, Michael Bloomberg has dropped out of the run for democratic leader leaving just 3 candidates for leadership: Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.

Bloomberg has left the race after 101 days and putting in $750 million of his own money; he won only the seat of American Samoa in the democratic primaries.

He has endorsed Joe Biden for democratic leader, making Bloomberg the third failed democratic presidential nominee in three days to endorse Biden in the race.

European Union Ministers have engaged in emergency talks in Brussels to address the twenty five thousand refugees waiting on the border of Turkey and Greece trying to cross into Europe. 

The EU promised financial support to Greece to help with the situation and improve their reception capabilities. 

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has claimed the Morrison government has spent more than $250,000 to support multinational companies to keep workers from gaining their full sick leave entitlements for long shifts.

This comes as Australian workers and businesses prepare for losses of business and an increase in sick days caused by the coronavirus.

Secretary of Australian Council of Trade Unions Sally McManus says, “The Morrison government only listens to the demands of big business and their donors.”

Australia has recorded its second coronavirus-related death. New South Wales Health have overnight confirmed a 95 year old woman tested positive for the virus.

The woman, a resident of a Sydney aged care facility, who died on Tuesday in hospital, is New South Wales’ first coronavirus death. 

Another resident also tested positive for the virus and an aged-care worker at the facility was diagnosed with the virus earlier this week, bringing the total number of infections in New South Wales to 22.

With the council election looming, the Queensland Electoral Commission has revealed the Mayoral candidates ballot draw.

The draw includes nine candidates, with four of those running independently.

QUT professor, John Mickel, says there is research to show that the order of the draw is important, as those at the top of the draw often perform better.

The council election will be taking place on the 28 March.

Despite experiencing the second warmest summer on record, Brisbane's vast rainfall is bringing in more than storm water. Routine maintenance work is uncovering snakes in Brisbane and Ipswich sewers. 

Queensland Urban Utilities spokeswoman Michelle Cull said snakes have been "slithering into the sewers" since the most recent rainfall. Two pythons and three eastern brown snakes have since been removed.

She said a snake catcher had to be called to remove the snakes, as Urban Utilities teams are not skilled in snake-wrangling.