Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The formerly named Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to become the first cyclone to cross the Australian coast near the ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday as schools were closed, public transport was stopped and desperate ...

At 6pm Sunday the bulk of Alfred’s fury had zoned in on Brisbane’s south, Ipswich, Logan and the Gold Coast. At 5.26pm Sunday an emergency alert was sent for the suburbs of Currumbin, Currumbin Valley ...

The tourism sector was king-hit by Cyclone Alfred – but now it’s fighting back with a number of secret weapons. The campaign, spearheaded by the Brisbane Economic Development Agency and the state ...

At 1pm, flood sirens sounded in Grantham, with the Lockyer Valley Regional Council warning residents to “move to higher ground”. Locals are being urged to take shelters in the Grantham Butter Factory ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is approaching Australia’s east coast and could hit land in about a day. Ahead of the expected impact on one of the continent’s most populated and well-known stretches of ...

Some residents of Northern New South Wales have been asked to boil their tap water until further notice, due to damage from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Albert. The boil water alert was issued by Tweed Shire ...