Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to strike densely populated areas of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has urged residents in low-lying suburbs at risk of flooding to consider evacuating.
Amid fears of destructive winds, flooding and a billion-dollar bill to come, people were trapped in their bedroom after a large tree blew onto their house, while thousands lost power.
The tropical cyclone is now forecast to make landfall early on Saturday, after its progress towards the coast dramatically ...