Turnbull and Shorten join forces to tour cyclone-affected Queensland

By Fergus Hunter
Updated March 30 2017 - 5:28pm, first published 5:23pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited the Australian Government Crisis Coordination Centre for an update on cyclone Debbie in Canberra on Wednesday 29 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares  Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited the Australian Government Crisis Coordination Centre for an update on cyclone Debbie in Canberra on Wednesday 29 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have put aside their differences on a joint tour of North Queensland in the wake of Cyclone Debbie, which has deprived 63,000 properties of electricity and left a trail of destruction across the coastal region.