1 hour 15 mins agoTropical Cyclone Alfred forecast to turn towards southern Queensland coast from Tuesday Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall this week, bringing strong winds, tidal surges, heavy rainfall and the potential for "life-threatening" flooding.
1 day agoTropical Cyclone Alfred forecast to make landfall from Thursday as Queensland braces for heavy rain Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to make landfall as a category two system from Thursday, but the weather bureau says it is unclear where it will cross the coast.
1 day agoResidents of WA's Pilbara pick up pieces after Tropical Cyclone Zelia While major centres "dodged a bullet", Cyclone Zelia's passage has devastated a string of remote communities and stations across the Pilbara.
1 day agoWA weather: BOM forecasts warm autumn amid high bushfire risk The latest long-range forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology predicts a wetter-than-usual autumn in the north, a heightened bushfire risk in some coastal areas and warmer-than-average temperatures.
1 day agoCyclone Alfred hammers Queensland coast with strong winds, heavy surf Authorities tell central and southern Queenslanders to stay off the water this weekend as the severe tropical cyclone flexes its muscle offshore.
2 days agoMelioidosis death toll rises again in North Queensland The rare but dangerous soil-borne disease melioidosis has claimed another life in North Queensland overnight, but health authorities expect cases to decline as conditions dry up.