Two killed, six injured in Vegas stabbing; Eastern states bracing for wild weather; Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann trial updates; NCA Bomber jailed for life; Changes to pandemic management in Victoria; Flooding across Melbourne as severe thunderstorm warning issued

That’s a wrap of the day’s live news blog for Friday, October 7.

Wild conditions have again worsened across the country today, with New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland all currently in the firing line.

Dozens of warnings have been issued across the nation’s east coast, with more extreme weather forecast to continue over the weekend.

It’s been a big day in court for Brittany Higgins, with the former Liberal staffer caught in a heated exchange with accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann’s defence barrister.

A man from Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been charged with the murder of his elderly wife.

More details have emerged in Thailand in the wake of a sickening shooting attack at a preschool.

Two people have been stabbed to death in Las Vegas at a popular tourist spot.

And in some breaking news, a man has been critically injured during a suspected shark attack off WA.