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Logan resident Daniel Jordan is fishing, as Cyclone Alfred approaches. (Savannah Meacham/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremium'Sick of waiting': community relaxed before cyclone

It was hard to imagine a tropical cyclone was approaching after people at a coastal community walked their dogs, played in the park and even went to the movies.

Savannah Meacham

A northern NSW community fears Cyclone Alfred will bring a repeat of 2022's devastating floods. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremiumHigh anxiety as floods begin before cyclone strikes

Thousands of people have already been forced to evacuate as a swollen river rises in a town ravaged by floods three years earlier.

Peter Bodkin

Farmers from low-lying areas are taking their animals to higher ground on neighbouring properties. (Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremiumGrowers move stock higher, bracing for Cyclone Alfred

Growers have been moving their stock and machinery to higher ground to prepare for Cyclone Alfred, as heavy rain floods paddocks and cuts off rural roads.

Stephanie Gardiner

Millions of people are bracing for heavy rain and damaging winds as Cyclone Alfred nears. (Savannah Meacham/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremiumCyclone Alfred makes its presence felt after long wait

Cyclone Alfred has begun to make its presence felt after millions of people anxiously waited for days, with tens of thousands of homes without power.

Savannah Meacham, Jack Gramenz, William Ton and Rachael Ward

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Premier David Crisafulli arrive to a press conference at the Kedron State Emergency headquarters in Brisbane, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AAP Image/Jono Searle) NO ARCHIVING

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM and Dutton fight Cyclone Alfred on different front lines

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton share a common goal this week, helping Australians in Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path get through the rare weather event — but on different front lines.

Ellen Ransley

Caloundra Power Boat Club manager Shane Anderson nervously awaits Tropical Cyclone Alfred. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremiumShop shelves stripped as residents sandbag for cyclone

Operators of a popular boat club nervously watching water lap at its doors are among millions of people frantically preparing for the arrival of a cyclone.

Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark

Council workers help James Hatch (centre) load sandbags as a tropical cyclone looms. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremiumSun bathing to sandbagging: nervous wait for cyclone

A house sitter's plans have changed from sun bathing to sandbagging as a part of Australia's coast braces for a cyclone for the first time since 1974.

Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark

Cyclone Alfred is heading towards the Queensland coast, bringing high winds and rough seas. (Danny Casey/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherPremiumTwo states on alert over Tropical Cyclone Alfred

A major capital city and coastal communities in two states have been warned to prepare homes for a tropical cyclone and days of wild weather.

Rachael Ward

Exmouth is one of the locations expected to be impacted by high temperatures.

WEATHERHeatwave to grip parts of WA over long weekend

The bureau of meteorology warns a heatwave will hit vast stretches of WA this weekend.

Duncan Evans

Twelve people have drowned off the coast of WA this summer with a staggering 770 swimmers rescued from local beaches, the State’s peak coastal safety organisation has revealed. 

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsHotter weather on way as life savers reveal surge in rescues

West Australians are being warned to buckle up for a warmer-than-usual autumn.

Jessica Evensen

Flood-hit communities in north Queensland are sweating on Cyclone Alfred's progress. (HANDOUT/JAMIE HERVEY)

WeatherPremiumRain-hit state sweats on cyclone looming off coast

A rain-hit state is sweating on the progress of a tropical cyclone looming off Australia's coast with a tracking model predicting it may hit the mainland.

Laine Clark

John Bindley and Ceice Cardoso from Scarborough.

WeatherCommentsREVEALED: Perth’s long weekend weather forecast

Those with beach plans are in luck! SEE THE FORECAST

Taylor Renouf

Tropical cyclones are forming off WA and Queensland.

WeatherCommentsTropical cyclone threat forms off WA coast

Tropical cyclone Bianca is a category one system sitting 1050km west-north-west of Exmouth.

Jessica Evensen

Flood-hit North Queensland is bracing for more wild weather as a cyclone forms off the coast. (HANDOUT/ERGON ENERGY)

WeatherPremiumCyclone intensifies off coast, set to become 'severe'

A tropical cyclone intensifying off the Queensland coast is set to become "severe" and may move toward the mainland in the coming days, bringing strong winds.

Savannah Meacham

Botswana President Duma Boko says thousands have been displaced in deadly flash floods. (AP PHOTO)

WeatherBotswana flash floods kill seven, displace thousands

Children are among the seven people who have died in flash flooding across Botswana, which has also displaced thousands.

Staff Writers

The Trump administration has halted the participation of US scientists in the IPCC. (AP PHOTO)

WeatherAnger over climate assessment delays after US exit

Donald Trump's decision to halt US scientists' participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have implications for key reports.

Staff Writers

Fog harvesting is a feasible way to provide much needed water, according to new research. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherFog harvesting could combat water scarcity in dry areas

Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water, Chile researchers say.

Staff Writers

Western Australia property Yarrie Station has been badly flooded in the aftermath of Cyclone Zelia. (HANDOUT/Annabelle Coppin, Clara Gratwick)

WeatherPremiumTwin cyclone threat looms off flood-hit regions

More rain may be dumped on a flood-hit region with two cyclones a chance of forming off northern Australia in coming days just as many had begun their clean-up.

Laine Clark

Some of the storm damage in Mundaring. Pictured is what appears to be a home's roof blown off.

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Hills hit by ‘mini-tornado’, thousands without power

Thousands of residents in the Perth Hills are expected to be without power for at least 24 hours after a sudden severe storm uprooted trees and damaged powerlines. 

Caleb Runciman

Aerial photos of bushfires in the Shire of Manjimup.

LIGHTNING BUSHFIRESPremiumLightning strikes ignite fires across Manjimup Shire

Lightning strikes in the Shire of Manjimup have ignited fires which have been blazing for 10 days as emergency fire fighters undertake tracking and backburning operations to contain the blazes. 

Anjelica Smilovitis

Hundreds have been rescued from floodwaters in the US state of Kentucky. (AP PHOTO)

WeatherPremiumAt least nine dead in US amid wild winter weather

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of wild weather to pummel the US, including eight people in the state of Kentucky.

Dylan Lovan

While Ex-Tropical Cyclone Zelia has moved on, the devastation left behind remains, with flooding still impacting communities across WA’s Pilbara region. 7NEWS

NEWSWarning to West Aussies after 60 rescued in major flooding

Emergency services are continuing efforts to rescue stranded residents and assist in recovery operations.

Rhiannon Lewin

Residents in Port Hedland have been battered by Cyclone Zelia but spared the worst of its fury. (HANDOUT/TRACEY HEIMBERGER)

WeatherPremiumRegional hub spared as Cyclone Zelia brings rapid gusts

Tropical Cyclone Zelia has crossed the Australian coast, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain but a key mining hub has been spared the worst of the impact.

Savannah Meacham and Aaron Bunch

Cyclone Zelia is expected to reach a category 5 system on Thursday, potentially bringing flash flooding and destructive winds up to 290km/h if it crosses the coast.

Severe weatherComments‘Destructive inner core’: Cyclone Zelia reaches category 5

Cyclone Zelia has reached a category five system, with flash flooding and destructive winds up to 290km/h expected when it crosses the coast on Friday.

Caleb Runciman