Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was downgraded to a tropical low, and made landfall on the mainland on Saturday.

Queensland recorded its highest NAPLAN participation in years, however it fell behind on several other metrics.

On Thursday, Alfred was 245km east of Brisbane, 230km east-northeast of the Gold Coast, moving west-northwest at just 7kmph, according to an update from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) at 5pm ...

Alfred is forecast to make landfall on Friday evening (7 March) between Maroochydore and Coolangatta as a Category 2 cyclone. Brisbane Airport has announced that it is suspending operations, with ...

Flood waters from ex-Cyclone Alfred in Stafford, Queensland. [Photo: Sherena Mitchell via Bureau of Meteorology Facebook] Heavy gusts of wind, up to 100 kilometres per hour have been observed ...

Australia offers income support for workers hit by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred By Christine Chen March 10, 20253:39 AM PDTUpdated March 10, 2025 ...

Rio Tinto Chief Executive, Australia, Kellie Parker said: “ The impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits close to home for us, with one of our hubs in Brisbane and many of our team members and ...

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian treasury expects costs from Tropical Cyclone Alfred to be about A$1.2 billion ($759 million), shaving off a quarter of a percentage point from its gross domestic ...