'We won't reopen': NSW flood destroys $5m of stamps and notes signalling end for a small business

A mammoth cleanup task is under way at homes and shops in Lismore where piles of ruined possessions growFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest flood updatesFlood map and rain charts show extent of Queensland and NSW disasterGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA harsh sun shines down across the still partially flooded Lismore, spreading the smell of mud and sewage through the humid air, as Mark Bailey holds an album of vintage East German stamps that is dripping brown."Everything in there's fucked," he says, as he hurls it onto a pile of ruined goods and furniture he had been amassing at the front of his store, just like many other shop owners along Molesworth Street in the centre of town. Continue reading...