Dozens of people have been rescued from floods in chaos stretching across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and parts of NSW.

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and more than 84,000 households left in the dark as a rare tropical cyclone approaches...

Authorities have issued a warning to beachgoers and surfers on the Gold Coast ahead of Cyclone Alfred making landfall.

Towering waves are forming on beaches along the south-east Queensland coast as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms.

The worst of the cyclone could be felt along popular tourist beaches from the Gold Coast to northern New South Wales, according to experts.

Homes have been wrecked by the impact of ex-Cyclone Alfred.

Homes have been wrecked by the impact of ex-Cyclone Alfred.

Parts of the Gold Coast have flooded after a deluge following ex-cyclone Alfred.

Parts of the Gold Coast have flooded after a deluge following ex-cyclone Alfred.

Gold Coast beaches are being "ripped away" by Ex-Cyclone Alfred, Coastal erosion expert Dr Michael Kinsela said.