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Flooding at Tenham Station, a beef and sheep enterprise amid the channel country in south-west Queensland.

The slow-moving inland sea triggered by a year’s worth of rain in just a few days

Record rains following in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred have caused flooding in parts of Queensland and NSW.

  • Nick O'Malley and Courtney Kruk

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Alfie arrived on Straddie. What happened next saved Brisbane from the worst

The four large islands are popular getaways for locals. In the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, they have another claim to fame: as a city’s protectors from extreme weather.

  • Nick Wright
Flooding on Bowman Parade in the suburb of Bardon.

Houses flood, but bureau says repeat of 2022 floods hopefully not on the cards

Houses are flooding in Brisbane tonight, but authorities are assuring flood-weary residents a repeat of 2022 is not on the cards.

  • Marissa Calligeros and William Davis
Lara Bowden, 10, playing in the mud in the wake of ex-cyclone Alfred, at Skennars Head in northern NSW

‘We need you’: NSW’s plea to rely on Defence in natural disasters

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred stalked the coast for days, but while the flooding risk for Lismore was downgraded, NSW is not out of the woods yet.

  • Matt Wade and Chris Barrett
The flying sea foam, generated by strong winds from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, at Main Beach on the Gold Coast.

Schools and shops to reopen, government to confirm hardship payments

The Queensland government says schools will reopen on Monday where it is safe to do so, as ex-cyclone Alfred continues to batter the state’s south-east.

  • Cameron Atfield and William Davis
Cyclone Alfred Brisbane gif

Cyclone Alfred lingers off Brisbane’s coast, as tracking shows when storm will cross

Amid fears of destructive winds, flooding and a billion-dollar bill to come, people were trapped in their bedroom after a large tree blew onto their house, while thousands lost power.

  • Cloe Read, Felicity Caldwell and Cameron Atfield
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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
A stray trampoline in the aftermath of a storm in Perth.

What to do with your trampoline before the wind picks up

Here are some expert tips on how to prevent your trampoline from becoming a dangerous projectile in gale-force winds.

  • Nick Dent
The flooding that followed ex-tropical cyclone Debbie in March 2017.

When a cyclone hits this far south, history shows flooding is the biggest risk

From Brisbane to Coffs Harbour, the worst damage could come if Alfred becomes an ex-tropical cyclone – a huge, slow-moving storm system that causes widespread flooding.

  • Mike Foley
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall between Bundaberg and northern NSW.

‘This is unusual’: Northern NSW braces for first tropical cyclone in decades

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday as a category 2 system, bringing up to 300 millimetres of rain and winds of 100km/h.

  • Riley Walter, Cameron Atfield and Kayla Olaya

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