Flooding is likely to become more widespread in northern and western Queensland over the next few days, with further heavy rainfall and road closures expected.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns parts of Australia could face dangerous flash flooding with heavy rainfall expected.

Amid the heavy rainfall and wild flash flooding smashing Sydney in the past 24 hours, experts warned it could be the perfect conditions for bull shark attacks.

The big deluge in Central Australia is continuing with a tropical low over Central Australia – which has placed much of the region under some kind of weather warning – expected to “linger” over the ...