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.
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The two leaders flew north following a series of notably toxic dose of Canberra politics on Wednesday, in which question time was consumed by personal attacks. Mr Turnbull had labelled Mr Shorten a "phoney" and a "coward".
In the Whitsundays town of Bowen on Thursday, the rivals came together to praise local communities and emergency services - aided by the Defence Force - for their resilience and work since the natural disaster hit on Tuesday.
"Our Defence Forces - as I said, working with the police, the emergency services - we met them, congratulated them, thanked them for their work. The resilience of the community is backed up by the whole nation," the Prime Minister said.
"We congratulate the strength of the local community. Australians should realise that the storm may have passed but the work has just begun," the Opposition Leader added, agreeing with his counterpart that they were on a "unity ticket".
Mr Shorten also issued a warning to insurance companies to honour people's legitimate claims and urged Australians to consider booking holidays in the Whitsundays amid concerns about the economic impact of the category four cyclone.
"If you want to help in the longer term, the Whitsundays is a great place to holiday, they will be back on their feet, and so when you are thinking about your next holiday, come to the Whitsunday region," he said.
Mr Turnbull lauded the message, saying "the storm has gone, the clean up will happen and then it's back in business".
Roughly 1300 Defence Force personnel have been deployed to assist in the region. Some Queenslanders are still trapped by floodwaters and helicopters are delivering supplies to areas in need.
Federal government recovery assistance and infrastructure funding has been made available.
Anyone requiring assistance can call the Queensland State Emergency Services on 132 500. Any life-threatening emergencies should be directed to triple-zero.