Queensland Police confirmed they had charged a 35-year-old ute driver after footage emerged of him colliding with a bus carrying the Iranian women’s soccer team.
With sustained winds of 200km/h and gusts of 250km/h, cyclone Narelle has hit, with residents in Far North Queensland urged to take shelter immediately.
Thousands of people could be isolated for days in a sodden community after rising floodwaters triggered emergency alerts and memories of a 2010 disaster.