Record-breaking downpours in eastern Australia put emergency services on high alert

Parts of the Queensland coast copped a battering into Wednesday of more than 100mm in less than six hoursFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEmergency services are poised to carry out rescues as record-breaking downpours have soaked parts of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.Southeast Queensland’s coastal catchments have been issued with a flood watch warning, as have parts of the NS