The south-east Queensland population is on high alert and holding its breath in the final hours before landfall, with fears of destructive winds, flooding and a billion-dollar bill.
More than 68,000 homes and businesses in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales are without power on Friday morning as Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to slowly crawl towards the coast.
Residents in parts of northern NSW are being warned they could face almost a week of heavy rain and flooding as Tropical ...