A 44-year-old man has been charged with assault after an incident at a flood evacuation centre in the NSW Northern Rivers.

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

Queensland police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of an 18-year-old man reported missing from Logan.

Tony Burke has ordered a snap security review of regional airports after a teen allegedly hijacked a flight at Victoria’s Avalon Airport armed with a loaded shotgun.

Airports in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, and Ballina have all reopened after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred will weaken into a trough well inland on Monday ... The trough will be pushed west into central Australia on Thursday as a new high moves into the Tasman Sea. A ridge will ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred [982 hPa] is moving slowly towards the southeast coast and is generating severe coastal hazards south of Double Island Point. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely to cross the ...