Millions of residents along Australia ... waves along the coast, including one measuring a record 12.3 meters (40 feet) on the Gold Coast, a popular tourist strip south of Brisbane.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Australia ... lashed Australia’s east coast Saturday, toppling trees and power lines and inundating some parts of Queensland and New South Wales with record downpours.

SYDNEY — Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone ... stretched for 311 miles across the coast in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, affecting millions of people.

A thundery week across south-east Australia will culminate in a band of severe weather sweeping from South Australia to the east coast over 48 hours. The spell of wild weather will be caused by a ...