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Ex Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to continue its path into Western Australia today.
It's now a tropical low, and tracked past the Northern Territory town of Katherine overnight, which has already been struck by widespread flooding from a previous storm.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says the storm will lead to rising water levels in the region where the ground is saturated and the rivers already full.
Jonathan How from the Bureau of Meteorology says the system is expected to re-intensify over the Pilbara coast.
"As we head into Tuesday, is expected to rapidly intensify back into a tropical cyclone. That's as we look into Wednesday - by Thursday morning, could reach severe, category three strength, and this stage is expected to remain off the Pilbara coast, but we could still see very strong to gale force winds right along the coast as well as large waves and showers, pushing down into the second part of next week."
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Iran has vowed to hit back if if the US carries out its threat to obliterate Iranian power plants.
US President Donald Trump issued his warning on Saturday evening, less than a day after signalling the US might be considering winding down the conflict, and even as US Marines and heavy landing craft are heading to the region.
Trump has set a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of hormuz after making the threat.
But a spokesman for Iran's military, lieutenant colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari has said Tehran will retaliate by targetting regional energy and desalination sites - and the Strait.
"If US threats regarding Iran’s power plants are carried out, the following punitive measures will be implemented immediately. The Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed and will remain closed until our damaged power plants are restored. All power plants, as well as the energy and information and communications technology infrastructure of the Zionist regime, will be extensively targeted. All similar companies in the region that have American shareholders will be completely destroyed."
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Israeli settlers have rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages.
The settlers have smashed cars and set fires, wounding several men in the latest flare-up of violence in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says at least three Palestinians in the village of Jalud suffered head wounds from beatings and were sent to the hospital after confronting settlers, who were also reported injured.
Reports of the attacks have come from the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, who says at least six communities have been affected.
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A musician has been hospitalised after being repeatedly stabbed outside a club on the New South Wales mid north coast.
The 69 year old man is said to be in a serious condition after being set upon near the entrance of a sports club in Merewether, in south Newcastle.
Investigators say the man had been working as a musician at the venue.
Police have arrested a 53 year old man over the attack.
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One Nation has emerged as South Australian Labor's main rival after the state election this past weekend.
Labor secured its best result in South Australian election history with an increased majority of at least 32 seats in the 47-seat lower house.
One Nation secured more votes statewide than the Liberal opposition, with the anti-immigration party's candidates likely to win four seats overall.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has suggested Labor is looking closely at the implications for One Nation votes at the federal level.
"We need to be vigilant. There are some, including some in political life, who want to turn back the clock to an Australia that is no longer who we are."
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Meanwhile the Australian National Imams Council [[ANIC]] has condemned comments by One Nation M-P Barnaby Joyce in which he likened migration from Muslim countries to buying cattle and getting a bad deal.
Mr Joyce made the statements to Sky News on Sunday.
"I don't want to be trite about it, but it's a bit like buying cattle. If you're getting cattle in from a certain … seller, and there's an unreasonable number of ones that just don't work when they get off the truck, well, you don't buy them any more."
In response, ANIC spokesperson Bilal Rauf has said that such language dehumanises entire communities, and shows a profound ignorance of Australia's history, values, and social fabric.
But when asked about the comments, South Australian One Nation leader Cory Bernardi has insisted there was nothing racist about it.
"You don't no, no, you're not comparing anything, you're just using a simile or a metaphor to say, 'Hey, this is what we should be doing'."
