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Mackenzie Scott is a property and general news reporter based in Brisbane. Prior to joining The Australian in 2018, she was the editorial coordinator at NewsMediaWorks, covering media and publishing, and editor at travel and lifestyle website Xplore Sydney.

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Cyclone AlfredNation

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred - The cleanup is under way on the Gold Coast after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred caused major erosion on its beaches.8-year-old Tristan Kuusik from Estonia arrived on holidays before the cyclone and also met Jack Black at their hotel.Picture: Nigel Hallett******* Rauno.Kuusik@gmail.com *********Rauno Kuusik (dad)******* +3725521479 ******

Coast’s plea for tourists to visit for Easter

A marketing blitz to save Queensland’s Easter holidays tourism market is on the cards to convince potential visitors that the state has not been entirely washed away.

Mackenzie Scott and Sarah Elks

Cyclone recoveryNation

Gold Coasters are waking up to see what damage TC Alfred has caused. A fallen tree lands close to a house on Hedges Avenu, Miami. Pics Adam Head

Insurance claims from Alfred already starting to flood in

More than 22,000 insurance claims related to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and associated flooding across southeast Queensland and NSW have been lodged in the past week.

Mackenzie Scott and Elodie Jakes

Cyclone AlfredNation

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: A fallen tree blocks traffic on Wynnum Road in the suburb of Norman Park on March 08, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. Australia's east coast, particularly Queensland and northern New South Wales, is bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a Category 2 storm expected to make landfall between Noosa and Coolangatta, near Brisbane, late Friday or early Saturday. The cyclone is anticipated to bring damaging winds, life-threatening flooding, and coastal erosion, with thousands ordered to evacuate and tens of thousands experiencing power outages. Authorities have issued severe weather warnings, closed airports and schools, and deployed emergency services to assist with rescue and relief operations as the storm's slow movement extends its impact on coastal areas. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

School’s back for most as principals make the call

Students will be able to attend lessons at four in every five state schools across southeast Queensland on Wednesday.

Mackenzie Scott

Cyclone AlfredNation

CYCLONE AFLRED: Mop up begins at Nambour Print and Copy. Steve Nixon helping hand. Photo: Patrick Woods.

Floods ‘not expected’ as Wivenhoe opens the gates

Water will slowly be released from Wivenhoe Dam in a move managers insist will not cause flooding downstream.

Sarah Elks and Mackenzie Scott

alfredNation

Flooding in the main street of Laidley as an emergency alert is issued to Lockyer Valley residents. Picture: Supplied

Lockyer Valley left up the creek again

Residents have been told to prepare for flood levels near the disaster experienced in 2011 as ex-Cyclone Alfred continues to reap havoc across southern Queensland.

Mackenzie Scott and ELODIE JAKES

South East QueenslandNation

Northey st, Windsor.Monday March 10, 2025. Picture, John Gass

City deluge the worst in 50 years

More than a dozen people have been rescued in swift water rescues over the past 24 hours after localised heavy rain from the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Michael McKenna and Mackenzie Scott

Politics Now, AlfredNation

WASHINGTON DC.... US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hold a joint press conference in the East room at the White House in Washington DC. . Pic Nathan Edwards

‘Weak, ineffective leader’: Trump blasts Turnbull after US criticism

Donald Trump has slammed Malcolm Turnbull after the former prime minister warned the US’s poor treatment of its allies was providing ‘an opportunity’ for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Jack Quail, Noah Yim, Mackenzie Scott and Sarah Elks

ALFREDNation

Robina Dawson captured these images from her unit overlooking Freshwater St in Hervey Bay during the wild weather brought by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

‘Number of lives’ saved in water rescues in Hervey Bay

Seven people had to be rescued from vehicles in the Queensland coastal town of Hervey Bay after being hit by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms overnight as the northern edge of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred lashed the region.

Sarah Elks, Michael McKenna, Mackenzie Scott and Elodie Jakes

Alfred’s aftermathNation

8/3/2025: Boats collide in high seas and strong winds, as a result of ex cyclone Alfred, at Broadwater on the Gold Coast, QLD. Cyclone Alfred

Gold Coast endures widespread damage from Alfred

The Gold Coast has begun recovering from widespread damage after a beating from the power flank of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred overnight.

Mackenzie Scott

Cyclone AlfredNation

Alister and son Oliver Reid 8yrs from Ashgrove helps with sandbags in Rosalie Main Street . Pic Annette Dew

From long night into darkest day

The long night of the cyclone arrived early for those of us in Alfred’s path, the growling wind and drumbeat of rain a harbinger of what was to come.

Jamie Walker, David Murray and Mackenzie Scott

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