Alfred ‒ called a cyclone, not a hurricane in that part of the world ‒ is taking aim Friday on Brisbane, Queensland's state capital. Brisbane was last hit by a cyclone more than half a century ...

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred is lingering off the coast of Queensland, bringing hazardous surf and gale-force winds to coastal communities. Coastal communities in northern Australia are no stranger ...

The ex-cyclone is "extremely slow moving" but is still expected to cross the mainland coast this evening. A flood emergency is continuing to unfold across parts of south-east Queensland ...

South-east Queensland and northern NSW residents have been urged to do all they can to prepare for Cyclone Alfred. The category 2 cyclone is set to bring heavy rain, flash flooding, destructive ...

Cyclone Alfred, which weakened to a tropical low weather system on Saturday, seems to have spared the region the worst of its potential impact. However, hundreds of thousands of homes in south ...

Flash flooding and storm surges are the chief concerns as Tropical Cyclone Alfred surges toward millions of people, bringing with it torrential rain and strong winds. Creeping toward southeast ...

A century-old shipwreck has resurfaced on the east coast, unearthed by Cyclone Alfred's wild weather over 130 years after it was first swallowed by the sea in another cyclone in the 1800s.

It's been an anxious wait for communities in the path of the cyclone, with predictions around its landfall constantly changing over the past few days. Professor Jonathan Nott from James Cook ...

Dr Annie Lau, a coastal geomorphologist with the University of Queensland, explains what people in the storm's path need to be focused on and watching out for. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark ...

Tens of thousands of Aussies have been told to hunker down or urgently evacuate their homes as Cyclone Alfred closes in on the mainland. The category two system is expected to cross over the ...

Australia is bracing for severe flooding as Cyclone Alfred nears, with the rare storm on the country's eastern coast expected to bring torrential rain, destructive winds, and storm surges.