Tropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?
People prepare for wild weather as BoM forecasts Alfred to hit Queensland later this week, with state’s capital in its path
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For almost two weeks, Tropical Cyclone Alfred has ambled about the Coral Sea.
Early on Sunday morning the cyclone passed below the Tropic of Capricorn, way off-track for the typical path a cyclone might take to the north Queensland coast.
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