Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says emergency generators will be deployed in communities without power once it is safe to do ...

A new evacuation order was issued this morning for New Brighton in northern NSW as Cyclone Alfred inches its way towards the ...

Violent winds toppled power lines Friday as a tropical cyclone inched towards Australia's eastern coast, sparking evacuation ...

Wind gusts of more than 100kmh smashed coastal regions of Queensland and New South Wales overnight. Read more at straitstimes ...

The full force of the cyclone isn’t expected until Saturday, but the destruction has already been felt across the region.

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Tom Elliott is calling on Victoria to adopt recently-announced Queensland laws which allow youth offenders to be penalised in ...

An emergency warning has been issued for a coastal NSW town, with fears heavy rainfall will close evacuation routes.

Cyclone Alfred's wrath is already impacting both sides of the Qld-NSW border, with 30,000 properties losing power amid heavy rain and wild gales.

Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has urged Anthony Albanese to confirm whether Labor will definitely hand down a budget, after-party members were issued invites to a $1200-a-head post-budget dinner.

The category-two storm Cyclone Alfred has stalled off Australia's east coast and is now likely to make landfall by Saturday morning near Brisbane, Australia's third-most populous city, the Bureau of ...

A $15 million Community Recovery Support Fund, jointly funded by the Albanese and Minns Governments, is now available to NSW councils and their communities following the impacts of the Cyclone Alfred ...