Body found in sea off Bondi, but not that of missing man – rolling report

Police say the body found on Tuesday is that of a woman, not the man in his 20s who was reportedly washed off rocks on Monday. Meanwhile fears grow for Launceston as Tasmanian rivers rise. Follow all today's developments

8.04am BST

Here is where things stand on Tuesday evening as floodwaters continue to threaten parts of north-west Tasmania and another body is found in NSW:

7.35am BST

We're closing up our live coverage of the aftermath of days of intense storms along Australia's east coast, the death toll from which rose as high as five today. We'll have a news wrap and summary up shortly.