Australia news live: Cape York town braced for major flood; closing submissions in Lehrmann trial

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Police chief says he is prepared to evacuate the whole of Kowanyama if necessary; three-week trial enters its final stage in Sydney

With all witnesses interrogated and evidence tendered, Bruce Lehrmann’s long-running defamation trial against Network Ten has entered its final stage, writes AAP.

The federal court in Sydney is set to hear closing submissions by lawyers representing Lehrmann as well as those he is suing for defamation, Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson.

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