Much of Australia in for heavy rain and lower than average temperatures

BoM expects widespread falls from Top End to Tasmania with flooding risk in eastern inland areas

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Large swathes of Australia are set to be drenched and shivering, with heavy falls and lower than average temperatures forecast from the country's north to Tasmania.

The next five days will see rain from the Top End through to the eastern interior, with peak falls predicted on Wednesday, and falls continuing in large parts of NSW and southern Queensland across next weekend.

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