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Politics latest: PM's boots on ground in Brisbane as ADF on high alert for cyclone
The Queensland Premier says 70 people have been evacuated from South Stradbroke Island while the 'window is closing fast' to flee. Anthony Albanese is with him in Brisbane to spearhead the response to Cyclone Alfred, with defence forces on standby.
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