Tropical Cyclone Alfred is closing in on southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales, with authorities warning residents to “prepare now” for the “extremely rare event”.Millions of people in Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) are under warnings to hunker down or evacuate with flights,

Around 30,000 homes in both Queensland and New South Wales are without power, 24 hours before Tropical Cyclone Alfred even makes landfall.

Parts of the northern NSW coast were already experiencing rain squalls and south-easterly winds on Wednesday morning, with forecasts predicting 6-metre swells in the ocean.

The storm seems to have stalled off the Queensland coast and now isn't expected to hit until Saturday morning.

State Emergency Service issued emergency evacuation warnings on Thursday as tropical cyclone Alfred edges closer to the country's east coast. Residents in the Northern Rivers region in northeastern NSW have been urged to evacuate by 9 p.

NSW is preparing for a "pretty nasty set of weather" in the upcoming week, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred tracks away from the Queensland coast.

For the first time in three decades, Brisbane is battening down for the arrival of a tropical cyclone. Follow us here for breaking news and advice throughout the day.

Brisbane airport was closed as the centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast very early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta of Queensland accordinng to Australia's Bureau

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches Queensland and Northern New South Wales, investigations reporter Jonathan Lea joins Sky News host Chris Kenny to discuss the latest on the weather event. The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Friday,

Authorities are telling residents to prepare now for wet, windy and wild weather — including potential flash flooding — from Wednesday till the weekend.