A severe thunderstorm has damaged the power network, leaving more than 10,000 homes without electricity. FOLLOW LIVE HERE.
Warren Masilamony
Large hailstones, heavy rainfall and damaging winds are expected.
Taylor Renouf
A flood victim who waited three years for her insurance payout warns the thousands of people making claims over ex-tropical cyclone Alfred to brace for a fight.
Rachael Ward
On the back of a hot and sunny Tuesday, Perth’s end to the week and weekend are looking dark and gloomy.
Jonathon Nolan
Exasperated police have lashed out after rescuing several stranded drivers and even charging a woman who allegedly tried to drive through floodwaters caused by ex-cyclone Alfred.
David Johns
A cyclone has been downgraded but still "packs a punch" with heavy rain triggering floodwaters, sparking rescues amid warnings of more wild weather to come.
Laine Clark and Farid Farid
The body of a man who went missing in floodwaters has been found as a state endures more dangerous weather from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
Maeve Bannister and Savannah Meacham
Dozens of army crew have been rushed to hospital after two trucks collided while on the ground to respond to rising floodwaters following a tropical cyclone.
Savannah Meacham and Rachael Ward
It was hard to imagine a tropical cyclone was approaching after people at a coastal community walked their dogs, played in the park and even went to the movies.
Savannah Meacham
A search is underway for a man swept away by floodwaters after days of rain, with an approaching cyclone threatening to dump more and push rivers higher.
Jack Gramenz and Peter Bodkin
Growers have been moving their stock and machinery to higher ground to prepare for Cyclone Alfred, as heavy rain floods paddocks and cuts off rural roads.
Stephanie Gardiner
Millions of people are waiting for the full force of Tropical Cyclone Alfred which is set to cross the eastern coast of Australia on Saturday.
Savannah Meacham, Jack Gramenz, William Ton and Rachael Ward
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton share a common goal this week, helping Australians in Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path get through the rare weather event — but on different front lines.
Ellen Ransley
Operators of a popular boat club nervously watching water lap at its doors are among millions of people frantically preparing for the arrival of a cyclone.
Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark
A house sitter's plans have changed from sun bathing to sandbagging as a part of Australia's coast braces for a cyclone for the first time since 1974.
A major capital city and coastal communities in two states have been warned to prepare homes for a tropical cyclone and days of wild weather.
The bureau of meteorology warns a heatwave will hit vast stretches of WA this weekend.
Duncan Evans
West Australians are being warned to buckle up for a warmer-than-usual autumn.
Jessica Evensen
A rain-hit state is sweating on the progress of a tropical cyclone looming off Australia's coast with a tracking model predicting it may hit the mainland.
Laine Clark
Those with beach plans are in luck! SEE THE FORECAST
Tropical cyclone Bianca is a category one system sitting 1050km west-north-west of Exmouth.
A tropical cyclone intensifying off the Queensland coast is set to become "severe" and may move toward the mainland in the coming days, bringing strong winds.
Children are among the seven people who have died in flash flooding across Botswana, which has also displaced thousands.
Staff Writers
Donald Trump's decision to halt US scientists' participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have implications for key reports.
