Queensland (QLD) Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has kick-started a donation campaign to get Queensland residents in flood-affected areas back on their feet. The QLD Government will donate $2 million (US$1.49 million) on behalf of Queenslanders to be divided evenly between four charities, the Australian Red Cross, Lifeline Queensland, The Salvation Army, and St Vincent de Paul Society to assist with their recovery efforts. Another $100,000 ($74,295) will go to GIVIT on top of the funding they have already been provided in 2021-22. This comes after floods have devastated the southeast of the state over the past ten days, resulting in 12 deaths and thousands of homes damaged or rendered unlivable. Premier Palaszczuk said that as the state moves into the recovery phase, charities do their bit to provide critical services which enable Queenslanders to get back on their feet. “So many people have lost their homes or had property damaged, experienced loss of …