53 m. ago Passengers overpower teenager ‘brandishing shotgun’ on Australia flight: ‘You don’t think, you act’

Avalon airport in Victoria shut and flights cancelled after incident

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1 hour ago Brisbane airport shut as Australia faces further travel disruption due to Cyclone Alfred

Strong winds have shut Brisbane Airport before the cyclone has made landfall

Transport

2 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest: Brisbane Airport cancels all flights as Queensland and NSW residents told to evacuate

PM Anthony Albanese warns public to exercise caution as cyclone's delayed landfall is 'not all good news'

Politics

8 h. ago Australia faces travel disruption as flights cancelled and several airports shut due to Cyclone Alfred

Strong winds have caused some airports to shut even before the cyclone has made landfall

Transport

24 h. ago Cyclone Alfred: Flights cancelled as several airports shut due to threat of Category 2 storm in Australia

Strong winds have caused some airports to shut even before the cyclone has made landfall

Events

30 h. ago Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Alfred updates – multiple flights cancelled and airports to close as Crisafulli urges residents to prepare now

Thousands without electricity in Byron Bay region and in Queensland as waves top 10m in Tweed area. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSandbag queues ‘about an hour’ in Brisbane – WellsThe federal sports minister, Anika Wells, also spoke on the Today Show this morning from Brisbane and said it was the “calm before the storm”.At the moment that’s the shortest it’s been in 24 hours. It’s a big couple of days ahead for south-east Queensland. We’re more than up to the task, but everybody’s doing their bit.So everyone’s doing their bit and we thank them for it.We know that there’s going to be damaging winds, there is going to be powerful surf, coastal erosion, and it will be followed by significant rain that can last a couple of days. So we’re really urging people to be alert, to be prepared, just like the SES is. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Alfred updates – multiple flights cancelled and airports to close as storm approaches

Thousands without electricity in Byron Bay region and in Queensland as waves top 10m in Tweed area. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSandbag queues ‘about an hour’ in Brisbane – WellsThe federal sports minister, Anika Wells, also spoke on the Today Show this morning from Brisbane and said it was the “calm before the storm”.At the moment that’s the shortest it’s been in 24 hours. It’s a big couple of days ahead for south-east Queensland. We’re more than up to the task, but everybody’s doing their bit.So everyone’s doing their bit and we thank them for it.We know that there’s going to be damaging winds, there is going to be powerful surf, coastal erosion, and it will be followed by significant rain that can last a couple of days. So we’re really urging people to be alert, to be prepared, just like the SES is. Continue reading...

Society

7 d. ago Travellers warned as workers at major European airports go on strike

Airlines had already cancelled about 80 per cent of their flights in and out of Germany's second largest airport

Events

8 d. ago Investigators probe plane crash at major UK airport after Manchester flights cancelled

The plane appeared to slam nose first on to the runway in the dramatic incident

Events