Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.

Experts say infrastructure in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales needs to be built to withstand cyclones.

A man has disappeared in floodwater, people were ordered to evacuate homes as part of the Australian east coast was lashed by wind and rain ahead of its first tropical cyclone in 51 years.

Australia's east coast has been pounded by rain, wind and surf for a week, with Brisbane recording its highest daily rainfall in half a century.

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Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was ...

Residents are stacking sandbags to protect their properties ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most ...

The tropical storm that hit eastern Australia's shores battered many beaches along a 300-mile stretch of coastline that draws ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the seventh named storm in the Australian cyclone season, is expected to drive economic and insured ...

Based on figures from the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), the claims count from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely ...

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the cyclone had taken a heavy financial toll on the city’s tourism and hospitality ...

The same energy that brought Kirra to life last week has slowly morphed into a more malevolent force. Cyclone Alfred was ...