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Sydney prepares to be one of the first major cities in the world to bring in the New Year; An investigation underway into a mid-air incident between Bali and Melbourne; Some boats still sailing in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
A tracker map shows Cyclone Jasper is set to make landfall north of Cairns, with the town of Port Douglas identified as a potential 'red zone'.
As of Monday morning, Tropical Cyclone Jasper - which has weakened to a category one storm - was about 600km east of Cairns heading west at 20km/hour.
Virtually all of Australia will be lashed with relentless rain this week as the east coast braces for dangerous storms and record-breaking falls.
The Bureau of Meteorology increased the El Nino-Southern Oscillation La Nina outlook from 'watch' to 'alert' on Tuesday afternoon with the third La Nina in a row 'likely' to form in spring.