PM Julia Gillard appears reluctant to provide Brisbane City Council with the cash to fix up the River Walk and to fully repair the City Cat network. The Courier-Mail reports:

Council big enough to pay for flood recovery bill, Julia Gillard says

Given the $75 million repair bill and high ongoing maintenance costs for the River Walk, not to mention the possibility it will get washed away again in a future flood, the PM may be doing Brisbane ratepayers a big favour.