The Lockyer Valley, about 120 kilometres west of Brisbane, is being hit with the effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with some communities ordered to evacuate.

In January, three Chinese naval vessels completed a 339-day anti-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off ...

Follow our live coverage in the wake of Alfred here.Schools are due to reopen where it is safe to do so on Monday and ...