Julian Fell

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Simon Elvery |Ben Spraggon |Julian Fell |Margaret Burin

Strong winds have lashed south-east Queensland as ex-Cyclone Alfred made landfall over the mainland last night. As the system weakened, much of the focus had turned to the expected high rainfall totals and fears for life-threatening flash flooding, meaning many residents were surprised to see powerful winds smashing the suburbs of Brisbane. Even more homes are now without power, with more than 320,000 Queensland customers impacted on Sunday morning, and another 16,000 in northern NSW.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Simon Elvery |Ben Spraggon |Julian Fell |Margaret Burin |Matthew Liddy

As Cyclone Alfred threatens to make landfall, destructive wind gusts above 100kph and heavy rain are forecast for the cyclone warning zone. We're tracking wind speeds and how much rain has fallen at key weather stations in Queensland and New South Wales throughout the day and night — refresh to see updates. Wind speeds shown are maximum gusts reported by the Bureau of Meteorology and are updated regularly. Locations are listed from north to south.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Simon Elvery |Ben Spraggon |Julian Fell |Margaret Burin |Matthew Liddy

As Cyclone Alfred begins to batter the south-east Queensland coast and across the border into New South Wales, it's forecast to create destructive wind gusts above 100kph. We're tracking wind speeds from key weather stations throughout the day and night — refresh to see updates. Speeds shown are maximum gusts reported by the Bureau of Meteorology and are updated regularly. Labels show the highest and latest points on each chart.

Jan 27, 2025 | abc.net.au | Julian Fell |Teresa Tan |Cristen Tilley

Find out if you're one of them. The last line of security for much of your digital life probably isn't as secure as you think. Whether it's to unlock your smartphone, access your online banking or get cash out of the ATM, a four-digit PIN is often there to keep your secrets and your money safe. It’s an important little code, but not all choices are equally secure. That's why we analysed 29 million of them from Have I Been Pwned?

Dec 17, 2024 | abc.net.au | Julian Fell |Tim Leslie |Alex Lim |Ashley Kyd

Over the past two decades, solar power has been undergoing a revolution. Billions of panels have been shipped to all parts of the globe. Lined up in vast arrays out in the desert and tucked away on discreet rooftops, they've been turning sunlight into terawatts of power. Climate-tech startup TransitionZero has scoured the world's surface for medium- and large-scale installations, using machine learning to pick them out of satellite imagery.