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Laine Clark and Rachael Ward

Cyclone Jasper swings towards Australia

Four scientists have been evacuated from Willis Island ahead of Jasper's forecast arrival. (James Shrimpton/AAP PHOTOS)

Severe tropical cyclone Jasper has started to move towards the Australian coast and is tipped to make landfall in the middle of next week, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain.

As of Saturday afternoon, the category four system was in the Coral Sea about 1000 kilometres east of Cairns and had started to swing towards northern Queensland.

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