The Latest Breaking News from Stuart Highway

South Australia's Premier says flooding on the Stuart Highway is rapidly receding – but there is still no definite time frame for the major freight route to reopen.

Top End cafes say a scarcity of fresh supplies is compounding the significant worker shortages hitting businesses during the Omicron outbreak, as flooding on the southern end of the Stuart Highway forces changes to menus thousands of kilometres away.

With the Stuart Highway closed indefinitely, road train drivers are considering the cost of a 3,000-kilometre detour through NSW and Queensland.

Local residents in Coober Pedy express their concern over the lack of prompt government assistance since the main freight route to the town was flooded.

As repair work continues on the rail tracks connecting South Australia to Western Australia and to the Northern Territory, trucks are having to detour through Queensland because a section of the Stuart Highway is still closed.

Northern Territory-bound road trains blocked by flooding on the Stuart Highway in South Australia take a massive detour through NSW and Queensland to deliver their cargo.

Flooding and road closures in South Australia's far north cause havoc for an Alice Springs fast-food chicken chain that cannot get poultry deliveries and is forced to close on Australia Day.