It is deja vu for Queensland residents as they work to save property from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred rainfall.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has asked Brisbane residents to work together to set up a “Ute Army” to help with the aftermath of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Merv Birt has survived cyclones up north, and the devastating floods that swept through Brisbane in 1974, 2011 and 2022. But Alfred was different.

Brisbane is a subtropical city of more than 2.5 million people, situated on a flood-prone river. That’s why residents mustn’t get complacent after Cyclone Alfred.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has outlined how schools, public transport and supermarkets will be impacted this week in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

This is the sting in Alfred’s tail. These storms are drawing down very warm, moist air from the Coral Sea in the north. If you happen to be under one of these slow-moving thunderstorms, they are getting ready to dump a lot of rain. The situation is very volatile, as the atmosphere is very unstable.

Power remains cut to hundreds of thousands of residents as torrential rain causes flooding across Queensland’s capital.

Major developers say the effects of ex-typical cyclone Alfred will exacerbate pent-up workforce shortages and productivity problems that mean every project in South East Queensland already costs 20 per cent more than it should.

South East Queensland and northern NSW continue to experience rain and flooding in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Follow our ongoing coverage.

A major supermarket chain is urging customers to only “buy what they need” as stores commence opening across southeast Queensland this morning.