Donny, firstly Dennis is the name

And no it was way up in north Queensland....about 3000ks away.

Yes it was about the same strength as your Hurricane Katrina. It was bad for a couple of small towns, but luckily (and I use that term loosely!!) around those towns is mostly National Parks and State Forests. Had it crossed the coast a bit further north (Cairns) or a bit further south (Townsville) the devastation would have been the same as for New Orleans, albeit with a smaller population.

Dennis