A tropical low forming over the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland has only a small chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, forecasters say. The low, 23U, sitting to the north-east of Townsville, ...

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to become a powerful category 5 system – the highest tier on the Australian cyclone scale – before making landfall over northern Queensland later this week.

It is important for Queenslanders right along the coast to stay up to date with forecasts and have their cyclone plans ready.

“Even after crossing, we can expect to still see heavy rainfall across northern Queensland on Saturday and Sunday and then, ...