Our thoughts are with those impacted by Cyclone Alfred. A topical correspondent noted an Australian Financial Review report that said Cyclone Alfred was ‘due to be called Anthony’, but this name was skipped under a policy of avoiding naming cyclones after people who are public figures at the time of the storm. “When a name matches a prominent person of the time, we order to the next name starting with that same letter to avoid any confusion,” BoM spokesperson told AAP this week.
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