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‘Scary’ tropical storm nears Queensland newsthirst.

Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromSouthern Queensland Watch: Australia’s east coast prepares for rare cyclone The wind has been kicking up along Australia’s Gold Coast and so too has the swell. But while authorities have been warning residents to stay indoors as Cyclone Alfred approaches, die-hard surfers have been throwing caution to the increasing wind….

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Queensland floods devastation ‘incredible’, state premier says newsthirst.

Flooding in Australia has inflicted “incredible” devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state’s premier has said, even though conditions are easing faster than predicted. Thousands of residents who evacuated from their homes are set to return on Tuesday but it is feared hundreds of homes and businesses have been inundated. “It’s a disaster that’s…

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