Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Monday, October 24, 2022. The body believed to be that of a missing NSW woman has been found on the side of riverbank; Sydney has recorded its wettest October month in 165 years. Millions of Australians remain under flood emergency warnings today as a volatile low-pressure system targets parts of the east coast. And the Reserve Bank is warning property prices could fall by up to 20 per cent over the next two years.
– Missing woman's body found after vanishing in floodwaters
– Millions brace for volatile low pressure system sweeping down country
– Property prices to drop by up to 20 per cent, secret RBA data shows
– Federal Budget 2022: What to expect from the government's cash splash
And that's where we'll leave our live, breaking news blog for today, Monday, October 24.
Here are the day's top stories:
A body, believed to be that of a missing NSW woman, has been found on the side of a riverbank in the state's Central West after she vanished in floodwaters hours earlier.
Three people in total have now died across two states as extreme weather conditions continue to batter the east coast.
Though floodwaters have now started to recede in Victoria and NSW, the SES says there's still a long way to go.
Meanwhile, a man has died after being struck by lightning in South Australia.
Property prices are set to drop by up to 20 per cent, secret RBA data has shown.
Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has referred herself to a committee over her former relationship with an ex-bikie boss.
A superyacht has been destroyed after it was engulfed in flames in Queensland.
And the jury in Bruce Lehrmann's trial has been dismissed for the day, still unable to come to an unanimous decision.
Thanks for sticking with us, we'll be back again tomorrow to bring you all the latest news updates.
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Senator Lidia Thorpe will undergo an inquiry after referring herself to the Senate Committee of Privileges.
The Greens senator made the announcement days after it was revealed she not disclosed a past relationship with an ex-bikie boss.
"I have decided to write to the President of the Senate today requesting a referral of myself to the Senate Committee of Privileges," Thorpe said.
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The twice-a-decade congress of China's ruling Communist Party is a tightly choreographed event. So when former Chinese President Hu Jintao was guided off stage without explanation — as the world's media looked on — questions spilled forth.
The speculation ran from a health crisis to an attempted protest by the 79-year-old former leader, or a political purge by current President Xi Jinping. Xi has previously gone after retired officials on corruption charges, though never one as high-ranking as Hu.
China's tightly controlled state media didn't report the incident, but the official Xinhua News Agency tweeted in English several hours later — as speculation raged overseas — that Hu was in poor health and needed to rest.
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An Adelaide man has died after being struck by lightning in South Australia's Riverland.
The tragedy unfolded near the town of Morgan, about two hours north-east of Adelaide, where it's believed the man and his brother were camping.
The 29-year-old man, from Paralowie in Adelaide was struck in Eba about 10 kilometres east of Morgan at about 5pm on Saturday night.
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