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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was last night forced to evacuate his official residence in the capital Canberra, The Lodge, for several hours, following a security threat.

The Australian Federal Police found nothing suspicious, while the Prime Minister was taken to another location for several hours.

It comes amid increased threats to political leaders, including the PM, in recent months.

More than two-and-a-half thousand properties are still without power after severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across Victoria yesterday.

It caused flash flooding in areas around Melbourne and knocked out electricity to thousands of homes.

The SES has also been responding to hundreds of calls for help.

Meanwhile more broadly a rare outback drenching continues across central Australia and large parts of the country are being warned about potential flooding.

The family of a young woman killed after the car she was in was hit by a Perth obstetrician, who was drunk and speeding, says her death has left a hole in their hearts.

Rhys Bellinge, who's 46, has been sentenced to more than ten years for manslaughter and dangerous driving after he crashed his Jaguar into a rideshare vehicle.

The driver was seriously injured and his passenger, 24-year-old Elizabeth Pearce, died.

Ukraine's President Volodomyrr Zelenskyy has marked four years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of his country, by paying tribute to those who've died, and the survivors for their resilience.

He praised the stoicism of the Ukrainian people, and expressed a wish for his US counterpart Donald Trump to visit the country.

Meanwhile Russian president Vladimir Putin's warned Ukraine and its western allies they will regret it if they push Moscow too far.

Queensland health authorities are warning hundreds of men at a prison may have been exposed to HIV and Hepatitis C.A memo seen by the ABC says one inmate who didn't know he had the diseases reported sharing needles with other prisoners.

The possible exposure happened at an adult male prison between January and June last year.