Australia news live: Kimberley flooding ‘far from over’, authorities say; severe storm to hit parts of NSW

Record flooding in Western Australian region forces evacuations. Follow the day’s news live

People battling floods in South Australia and now the Kimberley in Western Australia will be among those glad to see a shift back to more typical rainfall patterns.

As it happens, that sort of shift in climate influences looks to be under way, particularly as the La Niña in the Pacific continues to weaken.