2 h. ago Cyclone Alfred: Why rare storm is so unusual and the 'devastating' impact it could have

Australia's east coast is bracing for a rare tropical cyclone to hit

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8 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest: Australia cancels more than 200 flights as rare Category 2 storm nears east coast

Queensland premier warns residents to prepare now for 'extremely rare event'

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8 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest: More than 200 flights cancelled as ‘extremely rare’ Category 2 storm nears Australian coast

Queensland premier warns residents to prepare now for 'extremely rare event'

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8 h. ago Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate householders are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone

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19 h. ago Australia tourist hotspot prepares for rare cyclone as locals stack sandbags

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to hit major city Brisbane and the popular Gold Coast tourist strip over the next 24-48 hours.

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23 h. ago Six cyclones spin around the Southern Hemisphere simultaneously in rare meteorological event

One of the cyclones - Alfred - is set to hit Australia in the coming days. The last time the Pacific Ocean had six named storms at once was 1974

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32 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst

Alfred is now about 345 km east of Brisbane and 315km east of the Gold Coast, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)

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56 h. ago Cyclone Alfred intensifies to Category 2 ahead of rare landfall in Australia: Latest updates

Storm is expected to make landfall on Thursday or Friday between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast and could be one of most destructive in region for decades

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3 d. ago Australia braces for rare tropical cyclone Alfred as residents warned to ‘get out now’

Category 1 cyclone intensifying off Queensland’s coast expected to be one of region’s most destructive in decades

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1 week ago Shark attack horror at Australia holiday hotspot as tourist airlifted to hospital after bite

A swimmer at the Tangalooma Wrecks off Moreton Island, in Queensland, Australia, was rushed to hospital with abdominal and leg injuries when he was bitten by a shark

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2 w. ago New Zealand’s latest tourist campaign 'Everyone must go' ridiculed

New Zealand's latest tourist campaign with the tagline 'Everyone must go!' has been ridiculed, with some saying it is 'tone-deaf' and comparing it to a clearance sale advert

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