76 m. ago Cyclone Alfred uncovers two shipwrecks over 100 years old in Australia

Alfred revealed long-buried maritime relics in both New South Wales and Queensland

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3 h. ago Sharks spotted in flooded canals as Australia grapples with Cyclone Alfred aftermath

Authorities warn of rising waters, health risks and power outages as recovery efforts begin

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4 h. ago Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says leaders must stand up to bullies after being lashed by Donald Trump

US president’s late-night social media post came after Turnbull criticised Trump’s leadership as ‘chaotic’Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said leaders should “not give in to bullies” after he was lashed by Donald Trump in a late-night social media post.Taking to Truth Social platform just before midnight Sunday night in Washington DC, the US president said Turnbull led Australia from “behind” and did not understand China.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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9 h. ago NSW and Queensland floods update: BoM defends forecasts after claim coastal community not properly warned

Bureau urged to review its systems after Fraser Coast mayor says Hervey Bay was pelted with 260mm of rain after being told it was not in firing lineEx-Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Bureau of Meteorology has defended its forecasting against criticism it failed to give the coastal Queensland community of Harvey Bay enough notice of a torrential downpour in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.The Fraser Coast mayor, George Seymour, said the bureau should review its systems, claiming the area was not adequately warned before it was pelted with more than 260mm of rain in a few hours on Sunday, sparking an emergency situation and about a dozen rescues.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘Weak and ineffective’: Donald Trump lashes out at former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull

US president’s late-night social media post came after Turnbull criticised Trump’s leadership as ‘chaotic’Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump has lashed former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as a “weak and ineffective leader” who was rejected by the Australian people in a late-night social media post.Taking to Truth Social platform just before midnight Sunday night in Washington DC, Trump said Turnbull led Australia from “behind” and did not understand China.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Australia live news: flood evacuation warnings in NSW and Queensland as waters rise after ex

Major flooding isolates 1,800 people in northern NSW as evacuation routes cut. Follow today’s news liveSend us your photographs and videos of ex-Cyclone AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere is a rescue under way in Newmarket Road, Windsor, where cars have tried to drive through flood waters.The Queensland government has stressed to use common sense, adjust speeds and not drive through flood waters. There has been some heavy rainfall overnight and the roads are dangerous.We’ve been working on a budget now, in the normal course, and budget submissions have been presented to the expenditure review committee. I sit on that.And so we’ve been very busy in over the last few months, really, and particularly over the last few weeks, in the lead-up to the budget. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago AFL WAG Jesinta Franklin shares the devastating outcome of Tropical Cyclone Alfred as she hunkers down at $8.75million Gold Coast  mansion with husband Buddy and their children

Jesinta Franklin has updated her fans on the state of her Gold Coast home after it was battered by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. 

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31 h. ago Storm Alfred latest: At least 300,000 in blackout as Australian PM warns ‘worse to come’

Flood warnings are still in place as heavy rainfall continued today

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45 h. ago Storm Alfred latest: Australian PM warns ‘worse to come’ as fierce winds and flooding hit coast

Alfred has been downgraded to tropical low as it lingers close to Queensland

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48 h. ago Storm Alfred latest: Fresh evacuation orders issued as former tropical cyclone hits Australian coast

Alfred has been downgraded to tropical low as it lingers close to Queensland

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52 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest: Flooded Australian states brace for landfall as body found in search for missing man

Alfred has been downgraded to tropical low as it lingers close to Queensland

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53 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest updates: Body found in search for missing man as flooded Australian states brace for landfall

Alfred has been downgraded to tropical low as it lingers close to Birbie Island

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54 h. ago At least 35 people injured in crash involving ADF vehicle near Lismore, northern NSW

Nineteen ambulances dispatched to incident, which reports indicate was a large troop transport vehicleEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 35 people have been injured in a road incident involving an Australian Defence Force vehicle at Lismore, in northern New South Wales.Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with inital reports that 22 people had been injured. This was increased to 36 people shortly after 6pm. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago At least 35 people injured in crash involving two ADF vehicles near Lismore in northern NSW

Nineteen ambulances dispatched to incident shortly after 5pm with some ADF personnel ‘seriously’ injured, according to the prime ministerEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 35 people have been injured in a road incident involvingtwo Australian Defence Force vehicles at Lismore, in northern New South Wales.Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with inital reports that 22 people had been injured. This was increased to 36 people shortly after 6pm. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago At least 35 people in crash involving two ADF vehicles near Lismore in northern NSW

Nineteen ambulances dispatched to incident shortly after 5pm with some ADF personnel ‘seriously’ injured, according to the prime ministerEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 35 people were involved in a collision between two Australian Defence Force vehicles at Lismore, in northern New South Wales that has left 13 injured, some seriously.Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with initial reports that 22 people had been injured. This was increased to 36 people shortly after 6pm. A defence spokesperson said late on Saturday night that 13 personnel were injured, despite more being involved. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest updates: Australian states swamped by flooding as residents brace for landfall

Alfred has been downgraded to tropical low as it lingers close to Birbie Island

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58 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest updates: ‘Emergency not over,’ warns NSW premier amid flooding and imminent landfall

Alfred has been downgraded to tropical low as it lingers close to Birbie Island

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62 h. ago Cyclone Alfred latest updates: ‘Dangerous’ flooding alert as 250k without power and storm landfall imminent

The storm has been downgraded to category 1 but it will still bring dangerous levels of rain and potential flooding when it crosses the Australian coast

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64 h. ago Cyclone Alfred weakens to tropical low off Queensland coast as authorities warn of severe rainfall and flash flooding

Hundreds of thousands without power in Queensland, with premier calling it the ‘single biggest loss we have seen in over a decade’Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low weather system as it stalled within a few kilometres of the Australian mainland on Saturday morning, but warnings about severe wind and rainfall remain in place across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.More than 280,000 people in south-east Queensland lost power overnight – more than half of those on the Gold Coast – as destructive winds heralded Alfred’s passage through Moreton Bay. Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, said they were the “single biggest loss we have seen in over a decade”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesNo one is sleeping in Murwillumbah. All we can do now is wait for Tropical Cyclon...

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64 h. ago Albanese warns against complacency as Cyclone Alfred weakens to tropical low off Queensland coast

Hundreds of thousands without power in Queensland, with premier calling it the ‘single biggest loss we have seen in over a decade’Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians must not become complacent about the dangers posed by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred after it was downgraded to a tropical low weather system on Saturday morning, the prime minister warned.Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low weather system as it stalled within a few kilometres of the Australian mainland on Saturday morning, but warnings about severe wind and rainfall remain in place across south-east Queensland and northern NSW.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesNo one is sleeping in Murwillumbah. All we can do now is wait for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the malevolent beastWhen and where will the cyclone hit? Everything we know so far about TC Alfred...

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