1PM NEWS UPDATE
A man has been found dead inside his van, after being swept away in floodwater in central Victoria.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is in hot water, after accidentally sending an offensive text message to a journalist.
Queensland’s top prosecutor has made an application to the High Court, to appeal the downgrading of Gerard Baden Clay’s murder conviction.
It’ll be a soggy week for parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland…with heavy rainfall forecast. Possible flash flooding is forecast for the Hunter and the Mid North Coast tomorrow.
In sport, Melbourne Victory has snapped a five-game winless run in the A-League, after a narrow 1-nil triumph against the Newcastle Jets.
And Lleyton Hewitt’s Hopman Cup farewell got off to a disappointing start, losing against Czech yi-ree Vess-elly.