Scott Morrison circus fails to impress Lismore, a town that has lost everything

Instead, the pair are walking through their ruined home. They move slowly, still digesting.

In spots, the floors are dangerous to walk on. The warped timber threatens to give way underfoot. Paint is peeling off the walls.

A group of protesters were there to welcome him, staying for hours in the oppressive heat.

In south Lismore, at the Norco ice-cream factory, a business ruined by the floods, Sarah Moran, a lone protester, waited for Morrison at his second scheduled appearance.

When Morrison was driven in, Moran seized her opportunity.

Also outside the factory was Marcus and Leonie Bebb.

They lived 500 metres down the road in a part of South Lismore that was devastated by the floods.

In the darkness, Marcus and Leonie are wading through their inundated home, commentating as they go.

Leonie Bebb spent six hours on their roof. At one point, she saw a cow, desperate to survive, try to climb into a boat to escape the flood waters.

His family are homeless.