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Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Tuesday.

Cyclone Alfred: Everything Queensland and NSW residents need to know

Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit Moreton Island about 10pm on Friday, and the centre of Alfred is expected to cross the mainland coast very early on Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta. What damage will it cause, and where will it flood? We answer your questions.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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Residents collect sandbags from a council depot in Morningside.

How to prepare for Cyclone Alfred

Are you ready for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred? Here’s what you need to do.

  • Nick Dent
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner.

‘Think about evacuating’: Map shows 20,000 Brisbane properties at risk of flooding

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has urged residents in low-lying suburbs at risk of flooding to consider evacuating.

  • Cloe Read
Cyclone GIF. Windy.com.

Supermarkets in Cyclone Alfred’s path to restock shelves 24/7

With the destructive cyclone now on track to make landfall, the deputy premier speaks directly to SEQ supermarkets to keep supplies in stores.

  • Cameron Atfield
Tropical Cyclone Alfred gif

Cyclone Alfred: Modelling of landfall firms, as island residents consider evacuation

Modelling showing Cyclone Alfred crossing into SEQ has firmed, prompting a simple message from Premier David Crisafulli: “Now’s the time to prepare.”

  • Cameron Atfield
Teens Take Control founder Brenden Wilkins (right) with education coordinator Darren Clark (left).

‘We swear if they get lazy’: The classroom alternative with an unconventional approach

At this Queensland program for troubled teens, the “curriculum” is delivered on the gym floor through fitness and martial arts classes.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie tables photos purporting to show former premier Steven Miles drinking red wine in the Qantas Club at Townsville Airport.

Complaint lodged over Qantas Club photo the LNP used against Miles

A photo of Steven Miles drinking wine was placed on the parliamentary record by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie. Miles says it was “a pretty low act”.

  • William Davis
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull appearing via videolink at the ‘Pumped Storage: Powering Australia’s Energy Future’ conference at the GHD offices in Brisbane yesterday afternoon.

Turnbull pushes pumped hydro, even if Australia goes nuclear

The former PM, now president of the International Hydropower Association, says the energy sector remains “sceptical” about Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power.

  • Cameron Atfield and Sean Parnell
Jack’s law allows police to conduct warrantless searches of people at some locations.

Qld wanding powers here to stay as police reach a major milestone

Queensland police have clocked up 100,000 searches under Jack’s Law, which Premier David Crisafulli says will now be made permanent.

  • William Davis
Protesters gathered outside Parliament House at a rally calling for the LNP to reinstate healthcare for trans youth in Brisbane on February 8.

‘Completely devastating’: Parents of trans kids open up over Qld’s hormone therapy ban

Two Brisbane mothers reveal how the LNP’s ban on hormone therapy for trans children is affecting their kids.

  • Courtney Kruk

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