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Rare storm to hit Australia's east coast

Watch: Australia's east coast braces for Cyclone Alfred

Cyclone Alfred is set to bring damaging winds and heavy rain to Australia's east coast when it makes landfall as a category 2 storm later this week. It's the first cyclone to hit the region in since Cyclone Zoe in 1974.

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Cyclone Alfred latest: Forecasters’ worst fears realised as ‘extremely rare’ storm inches towards Australia coast

Cyclone Alfred slowing down could be the worst-case scenario for southeast Queensland, experts warn. The storm is currently moving at a speed of 16kmph, but experts fear it could slow down to 11kmph, which is significantly slower than a typical system.

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Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast

Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are preparing for the impact of the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region in more than five decades. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday with the strength of a category 1 Atlantic hurricane,

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to 'pack a punch' as it edges towards Queensland coast

The Bureau of Meteorology says Alfred's movements are an "evolving situation", as some south-east Queensland supermarkets shut their doors and public transport halts in anticipation of its landfall.

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Warning to beachgoers, surfers on the Gold Coast

Authorities have issued a warning to beachgoers and surfers on the Gold Coast ahead of Cyclone Alfred making landfall. A driver who killed two young boys when he crashed during a street race at ...

Cyclone Alfred landfall delayed, storms and heavy rainfall impacting parts of Queensland, NSW

The NSW Premier says the tropical cyclone is acting like "a completely unwanted house guest" - arriving late and will stick ...

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings flooding fears along Gold Coast's 400km canal network

There are 400 kilometres of canals on the Gold Coast – more than in Venice or Amsterdam – and thousands of residents living ...

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