‘It sounds completely absurd,’ one grazier says. ‘But they are actually perishing because they are not drinking’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Stranded upon sodden islands that dot the submerged plains of outback north-west Queensland, encircled by fresh water and with grass growing before their eyes, tens of thousands of cattle are dying of thirst and hunger. “It sounds completely absurd,” grazier Angus Propsting says. “But they are actually perishing because they are not drinking, even though they are surrounded by water.” Continue reading...