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Cyclone Alfred hasn't made landfall yet.....but flooding has started and tens of thousands of people are without power in Queensland and NSW.

New modelling is predicting Tropical Cyclone Alfred will cross Queensland's south coast on Saturday morning.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is picking up speed as it heads closer to Australia's east coast. The Prime Minister says the Australian Defence Force is being deployed.

Residents of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales are preparing for the first tropical cyclone to hit their coasts for fifty years.

Residents of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales are preparing for the first tropical cyclone to hit their coasts for fifty years.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Europe is at a "crossroads in history," as the continent's leaders vow to defend Ukraine.

The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned US President Donald Trump not to reward Russian aggression, as the two leaders met in Washington.

The Defence Minister has rejected the Opposition's accusation the government has bungled Australia's response to Chinese war ships conducting live fire exercises in the Tasman Sea.

The latest official figures show Australia is containing inflation but economists doubt another rate cut is imminent.

The United States has opposed a U.N motion condemning Russia as the instigator of the Ukraine war.