Brisbane and south-east Queensland will grind to a standstill with schools to shut and public transport cancelled.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late on Thursday evening or early Friday morning, bringing with it intense rainfall and high risk of flooding. Flood mapping has shown that almost 20,

As Cyclone Alfred barrels down on southeast Queensland, new flood mapping is forecasting the devastating aftermath on Brisbane.

The exact trajectory of Tropical Cyclone Alfred shifted overnight from a crossing north of Brisbane down to the city’s southern suburbs, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a warning area from Double Island Point, south of K’Gari (Fraser Island) to north of Grafton in NSW.

New Zealanders in Queensland are battening down the hatches or changing their flights home to make a hasty getaway from the state as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches. One man who flew to Brisbane for the now-cancelled Green Day concert said,

While Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall near Brisbane, the worst impacts of the storm are expected to the south, meaning the Gold Coast and northern NSW are in the direct line of fire. This is devastating news for the residents of NSW’s Northern Rivers,

The category 2 cyclone is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast tomorrow, with damaging wind gusts, storms, and heavy rainfall expected to impact a large warning zone spanning both states.

Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon, but direct landfalls are.

As Cyclone Alfred shifts its path, residents have just hours to prepare for potentially severe weather conditions.

The storm has made its forecast turn toward the coast of south-east Queensland, where it is expected to make landfall either late tomorrow or early Friday. Emergency preparations are underway, with multiple sports matches postponed or moved and schools to inform parents today of any closures.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is now headed for the southeast Queensland coast, with millions of residents warned to prepare as the storm brings massive waves, isolated rainfalls of up

The wife of Dolphins five-eighth Kodi Nikorima has hit out at the NRL for relocating the team's Friday night match against the Rabbitohs to Sydney over the pending threat of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.