Australia, Cyclone Alfred and Gold Coast

Ice Cube Stuck in Gold Coast Hotel as Cyclone Alfred Approaches Australia
Ice Cube has found himself caught in the chaos of Cyclone Alfred, with the rap icon stranded at his Gold Coast hotel as the storm barrels toward Australia’s southeastern 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.
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,
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday as schools were closed, public transport was stopped and desperate residents got around shortages of sandbags by buying potting mix.
Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane
Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’
Schools closed as rare cyclone approaches Australia’s eastern coast
Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing parts of eastern Australia on Thursday. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the Queensland state coast somewhere between the Sunshine Coast region and the city of Gold Coast to the south early on Saturday,
Queensland prepares with first cyclone in 51 years set to hit Australian coast near Brisbane
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the coast between the Queensland state capital Brisbane and the tourist city of Gold Coast to the south late Thursday or early Friday.
Wanted man shot dead by police at Arundel on Gold Coast
A confrontation between a wanted man with a firearm and police on Brisbane Road in Arundel at 9:30am has ended with the man ...
Queensland Premier David Crisfulli says Tropical Cyclone Alfred could strike Gold Coast at night with deadly high tide flood risk
The cyclone warning zone spans Double Island Point, Queensland to Grafton, NSW, with Brisbane, the Gold Coast and hinterland ...
Dodgy side of Gold Coast is back on screen in Spit
In this sequel to 2003’s Gettin’ Square, David Wenham revives his small-time crim Johnny Spiteri – the character who gifted ...
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 ...
Gold Coast preparing for the worst as Tropical Cyclone Alfred prepares to cross coast
Australia’s premier tourist destination will be a virutal ghost town on Thursday with the Gold Coast shutting down as extremely heavy rains and strong winds hit the region ahead of the arrival of ...
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Schools closed, public transport stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday as schools were closed, ...