Queensland, Cyclone Alfred and New South Wales

Cyclone Alfred completes U-turn and heads for south-east Queensland
Cyclone Alfred has completed its U-turn and is heading straight for Queensland's most-populated region as forecasters grow slightly more confident about exactly when and where it will make landfall.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred to lash Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon, but direct landfalls are.
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland—the first in 50 years to strike so far south
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974, half a century ago.
Queenslanders on high alert as Cyclone Alfred set to make landfall
Millions of residents along Australia’s east coast are on high alert for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred crossing south-east Queensland
Settled conditions for most of the country, except for in south-east Queensland and northern NSW where Cyclone Alfred is causing chaos.
New South Wales and Queensland prepare for cyclone Alfred to make landfall
Two states and almost four million people are in the firing line as cyclone Alfred tracks towards south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales. It's expected to make landfall later this week, bringing with it dangerous winds and flooding.
NSW Premier provides update on when Cyclone Alfred could make landfall
NSW Premier Chris Minns says Cyclone Alfred is likely to make landfall in Northern New South Wales or Southern Queensland in the coming days.

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Rough sleepers and holiday-makers in firing line as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches
Holiday-makers and people sleeping rough have been advised to leave the path of the cyclone before it's too late.
Cyclone Alfred to hit Brisbane, Sunshine Coast with severe weather
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Chris Fagan urges AFL to postpone season opener between Brisbane Lions and Geelong at the Gabba due to Cyclone Alfred
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‘History shows this can happen’: Cyclone Alfred is not the first to threaten Brisbane and northern NSW
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'First in a generation': How are Aussies preparing ahead of Cyclone Alfred?
Supermarket shelves in Queensland are being stripped as locals prepare for Cyclone Alfred. The category two storm is brewing off Australia's coast, causing heavy surf and high tides. It's expected to ...
Millions brace for Cyclone Alfred as wind and rain forecast to smash Australia's east coast
More than four million people across Brisbane, the Sunshine coast and Gold Coast in Queensland as well as in northern NSW ...