More than 230,000 residents are still without power and police have issued urgent warnings as a dam spills over in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

Very dangerous” thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of Queensland as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred caused widespread flooding and power outages.

A cyclone has been downgraded to a tropical low but its impact is still being felt with a region reeling from major flooding ...

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