Queensland's homelessness crisis has been exposed by the recent emergency caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Brisbane's Lord Mayor has announced rough sleepers living in so-called 'tent cities' will be given 24 hours notice to leave.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred lashed the east coast but thousands remain without power.More than 30,000 properties remain without power across south-east Queensland, with about half of the outages on the Gold Coast.

Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon but direct landfalls are.

The storm reached the Queensland coast on Saturday as a "tropical low" after 16 days as a cyclone, prompting preparations by millions of residents.

A kangaroo called “Skippy" was rescued after Tropical Cyclone Alfred recently battered Australia, producing heavy rains and flash flooding along the coast.

Before and after pictures of Australia’s east coast show the true scale of devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. What was once a paradise for surfers, with golden, sunlit sands, became a battleground as waves as high as ‘three or four-storey buildings’ slammed into the coastline.

Cyclone Alfred has weakened into a tropical low, but its impact remains severe across Queensland and NSW. Over 300,000 people are without power, and flood risks persist as heavy rain lashes Brisbane.