Cyclone Alfred has displayed several unusual movements as it slows to a crawl before making landfall in south-east Queensland.

The slowed pace of TC Alfred has given the people of Brisbane more time to prepare, but also more downtime to wade through. It's also prompted ABC Radio Brisbane to pack up and leave its Southbank offices in order to prepare itself for emergency broadcasting. elsewhere. 

Meanwhile, an emergency summit of European Union leaders is underway in Brussels, to discuss ramping up defence spending and support for Ukraine.

It comes as United States suspended billions of dollars worth of military assistance for Ukraine, as well as intelligence sharing with the country.

And it was a remarkable week in terms of geopolitics and it ended with all hands on deck preparing for one of the most significant weather events this century.

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