Massive waves coupled with a powerful spring tide caused damage along Sydney's iconic coastline forcing some beaches to close ...

Cyclone Alfred has hit Queensland's outer islands ... The man was only given a few seconds notice before the monster wave swept him off his feet and slammed him into a sand bank.

Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the strongest tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.