Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the situation in New South Wales, where 40,000 people have been affected by evacuation orders forced by flooding and where a risk of landslips remains.
He'll also look at the latest sex claims in the Australian parliament and how the Prime Minister was forced into an embarrassing apology to News Corp for suggesting the company was dealing with its own complaint of harassment.
Floodwaters at Richmond on the outskirts of Sydney. Photo: AFP
