Residents warned to stock up on food and water and secure properties as BoM predicts Alfred will make landfall near Brisbane

• Tropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?
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People have been warned to leave or prepare for the worst, with a tropical cyclone on track to cross a densely populated part of Australia’s coast for the first time in 50 years.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is looming off Queensland’s coast, threatening to bring heavy rainfall, damaging winds and monster waves.