Fraser Coast tourism struggling to recover from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
From thriving businesses to "ghost towns", mainland and K'gari (Fraser Island) tourism — worth $900 million to the local economy — faces a bleak Easter after the storm's damaging deluge.
Alfred held its punches, but is Queensland prepared for a bigger blow?
Southern Queenslanders dodged disaster with ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, but are being warned to do more to prepare for more ...
Australia’s Gold Coast has all but disappeared after Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Around 2,000 Olympic swimming pools worth of sand is estimated to be gone – 80% of Gold Coast’s beaches, according to city ...
Video shows Queensland, Australia, after Cyclone Alfred dropped 15 inches of rain
Cyclone Alfred struck the east coast of Australia late Friday, unleashing strong winds, rough surf and dangerous rip currents ...
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Rainforest Warriors – the spirit of dissent is under threat
When the Northern Rivers went from rural to radical in the 1970s, the scene was set for a stoush with loggers and government ...
The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW
This is the sting in Alfred’s tail. These storms are drawing down very warm, moist air from the Coral Sea in the north. If ...