Australia news live: Crisafulli says evacuations have begun as Tropical Cyclone Alfred still on track to hit coast near Brisbane
Queensland premier says ‘very small number’ of people evacuated so far and ‘if you are told to evacuate, you should leave and I can’t be more blunt than that’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSandbag queues ‘about an hour’ in Brisbane – WellsThe federal sports minister, Anika Wells, also spoke on the Today Show this morning from Brisbane and said it was the “calm before the storm”.At the moment that’s the shortest it’s been in 24 hours. It’s a big couple of days ahead for south-east Queensland. We’re more than up to the task, but everybody’s doing their bit.So everyone’s doing their bit and we thank them for it.We know that there’s going to be damaging winds, there is going to be powerful surf, coastal erosion, and it will be followed by significant rain that can last a couple of days. So we’re really urging people to be alert, to be prepared, just like the SES is. Continue reading...
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Queensland premier says ‘very small number’ of people evacuated so far and ‘if you are told to evacuate, you should leave and I can’t be more blunt than that’. Follow today’s news live
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Sandbag queues ‘about an hour’ in Brisbane – Wells
The federal sports minister, Anika Wells, also spoke on the Today Show this morning from Brisbane and said it was the “calm before the storm”.
At the moment that’s the shortest it’s been in 24 hours. It’s a big couple of days ahead for south-east Queensland. We’re more than up to the task, but everybody’s doing their bit.
So everyone’s doing their bit and we thank them for it.
We know that there’s going to be damaging winds, there is going to be powerful surf, coastal erosion, and it will be followed by significant rain that can last a couple of days. So we’re really urging people to be alert, to be prepared, just like the SES is. Continue reading...
