Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the Seven Network on Monday that one soldier remained in hospital after two Australian defence force vehicles en route to help residents in the city of Lismore were involved in a road collision that injured several officers on Saturday (March 8).

One man died in floodwaters, the authorities said, and over 330,000 customers were without power in South East Queensland.

Former Tropical Cyclone Alfred continued to dump heavy rain across large parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) while moving inland, inundating roads and leaving tens of thousands of households without power as hundreds of schools remained shut, local media reported Monday.