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Sunrise over the Thomson River floodplain just west of Longreach on Saturday. The region is in the midst of one of its wettest seasons in years with more set to fall next week. Photo: Sally Gall.

The La Nina is in decline but it is still influencing weather, with a rainband set to come down from the Pacific to soak eastern Australia.

Massive weather front on the way

RAY OF HOPE: A rainbow over the flooded Brisbane Produce Markets gives a heartening sign as the facility attempts to resume trading tomorrow morning. Picture: Brisbane Markets Limited.

The markets community is rallying to get fresh produce moving again.

Brisbane Markets aims to recommence trade

HIGH: Water at its 15m peak of the flood at Woodlawn, northern NSW. According to Australian Pecan Association president Scott Clark, this is 2.7m higher than 1974 which was the previous biggest flood. 

The major flooding in Qld and NSW is thumping the horticulture supply chain.

Flooding continues as hort braces for impact assessment

Much of Australia is likely to see a wetter than average autumn.

The BOM is predicting a wet and warm autumn despite the La Nina event decaying.

BOM flags healthy chance of a wet autumn

Australia has been stitched back together - freight trains are running on the Trans-Australia Railway again. Picture: Pacific National.

Trains are back running today on the flood-hit railway line to re-open vital freight links between the east and west coasts.

Freight trains are back running after 24 days

Freight trucks are slowly moving one-way only along the flood damaged Stuart Highway to the Northern Territory. Picture: SA Infrastructure and Transport.

It is hoped the Stuart Highway between Adelaide and the Northern Territory will open to all traffic by the end of the week.

Freight moving back up to Darwin, at 20kmh

Empty shelves in a Palmerston NT supermarket have been blamed on flash floods in the South Australian outback.

Some big rain totals were recorded overnight in the already flooded areas of the South Australian outback.

Heavy rain hampers emergency repairs in flooded SA outback | pictures

Emergency food aid on the way to Tonga last week to help in the recovery of the volcanic devastation. Picture: RAAF.

The Australian military has been called in this morning to airlift food supplies to cut off Coober Pedy in the South Australian outback.

Emergency food airlift for SA outback towns as more rain falls

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