He said 68 people had been evacuated from South Stradbroke Island, which lies off the coast between Brisbane and Gold Coast, on Tuesday night and evacuations continued Wednesday.

Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was downgraded to a tropical low, and made landfall on the mainland on Saturday.

Brisbane, Gold Coast and northern NSW residents urged to be prepared as millions brace for looming Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Premiers in NSW and Queensland have issued messaged to residents to ...