Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city.

All four Queensland-based Supercars squads have now hit the road for Melbourne amid the looming arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Bump-in at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit is set for Tuesday, with Cyclone Alfred expected to reach landfall on Saturday morning, having initially been forecast to arrive n Thursday.

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power and people were ordered to evacuate their flood-prone homes Friday as part of the Australian east coast was lashed by wind and rain ahead of its fi

Donald Trump constantly denigrated predecessor Joe Biden but held out an olive branch to Ukraine in a rowdy and record-breaking State of the Union-style address to the US Congress in which he claimed a mandate for “bold and profound change”.

The opposition leader flew to Sydney on Tuesday and attended a Liberal fundraiser at a $100 million harbourside mansion.

Triple Eight Race Engineering has brought forward its departure to Melbourne early amid the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Queensland-based Supercars teams have been monitoring the approaching weather system, which was initially set to hit on Thursday. However, latest forecasts show the wild weather is now set to arrive on Saturday morning.

Melbourne can forget about extending the club’s phenomenal streak of NRL first-round wins unless pre-season defensive woes are rectified.

Cowboys co-captain Reuben Cotter has outlined how North Queensland can expose Manly’s mammoth pack on Saturday evening while backing rookie halfback Tom Duffy to shine in his first NRL opportunity.