Australia's Tropical Cyclone Alfred was originally ... Another potential change looms with the upcoming cyclone name Peta, which is phonetically identical to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's ...

Image: People watch as huge swells hit the beaches on the Gold Coast, Australia. Pic: AAP/AP They are just referred to by different names based on where they form. The term cyclone is used when ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to become the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland state capital since 1974. Residents were told to brace themselves for the ...

Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the strongest tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.

A tropical storm is expected to make landfall on Australia's eastern coast on Saturday morning as tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and more than 230,000 households left without power.

Thousands of residents in eastern Australia have been instructed to evacuate as heavy rainfall, powerful winds and massive waves triggered by incoming Cyclone Alfred batter the region, leading to ...