Qantas cancels flights into Brisbane till Sunday
Cyclone Alfred flight cancellations will top 500 after Qantas announced it would scrap domestic services until Sunday.
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Airlines clear out of Brisbane Airport ahead of cyclone crossing
Airlines are deserting Brisbane Airport as Cyclone Alfred approaches, with flight cancellations soaring into the hundreds.
‘Don’t be fooled’: the calm before the cyclone
The cyclone’s dramatic slowing increases the risk it will gain strength and smash Queensland and NSW with rain and floods.
Why Cyclone Alfred is a meteorological mongrel
Cyclones are not all made equal and the 300km system off the Queensland coast is shaping up to be a monster.
Storm danger leaves building flaws exposed
Insurers are demanding stronger regulations to protect homes against cyclones, as engineers warn the tin-and-timber houses popular in southeast Queensland and northern NSW are at high risk from Cyclone Alfred.
Flight cancellations under way as Alfred whips up wind
Flight schedules are in for a major shake-up in coming days as Cyclone Alfred closes in on the east coast, with services into one airport already cancelled.
Virgin names new CEO to replace Jayne Hrdlicka
A top Virgin executive will take over from Jayne Hrdlicka as boss of Australia’s second-largest airline, concluding a succession plan complicated by the intervention of its union.
Recipe for disaster: elements that spawned Cyclone Alfred
The first cyclone to directly threaten Brisbane in half a century is the result of a very specific set of weather conditions. Is climate change among them?
Airports, airlines on Alfred alert
Airlines are offering customers free flight changes in and out of airports in the path of Cyclone Alfred.
TV’s ‘Outback Wrangler’ launches lawsuit
TV’s Outback Wrangler, Matt Wright, has launched his own legal action in the face of several lawsuits over the helicopter crash that killed mate and co-star Chris Wilson.
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