The man denies five Customs charges over child exploitation material.

Principal Dominic Killalea says the student was knocked to the ground.

The judge also ruled Temple would not go on the Child Sex Offender Register.

New details about a brutal attack on two women by a disgraced celebrity dentist have emerged, as the brave pair shared a selfie together one week on from the horrifying incident in a Sydney apartment block.

Chloe Paul and Christine Campeau were attacked at random by Dr Steven Lin in a Potts Point apartment complex on March 3.

Lin, who appeared to be affected by drugs, confronted Campeau, 56, in the laundry room of the building, where she was badly beaten.

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He then entered Paul's home and made demands for money, before attacking her and attempting to choke her.

Both women were rushed to hospital and have since undergone surgery for their injuries, including serious facial injuries and a broken nose.

The pair took to Instagram today, appearing bruised and swollen in a selfie. An online fundraiser has also been set up. The page says it has been set up to aid their recovery.

Paul was working from her laptop at home when Lin entered her apartment and "immediately struck her in the face and head".

Her family said Lin pinned the mother of three to the ground, where he beat her and attempted to choke her.

Her background in boxing "likely saved her life" as she protected her head and managed to break free and call police.

"Once in a stranglehold on the ground and unable to breathe, Chloe recalls thinking her death was imminent, but in that moment decided to reach for the man's most vulnerable body parts and then somehow managed roll to the side and escape," friends added.

Campeau is described as a wellness therapist and yoga teacher as "a healer who shows up for people every single day".

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"What should have been an ordinary Tuesday morning became a traumatic, life-threatening ordeal," friends wrote.

"Christine is now facing weeks of physical recovery and emotional healing."

It is believed the former celebrity dentist and author of The Dental Diet, barricaded himself inside one of the apartments during the 10-minute ordeal and did not know either of the victims.

Lin, who amassed more than 250,000 Instagram followers, was later shot dead by police after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife and failed to be subdued by a Taser.

It's believed the 41-year-old has faced court for a raft of offences in recent years, including stalking, assaults, choking and breaching apprehended violence orders.

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Locals have been urged to stay out of flood waters in Katherine in the Northern Territory because of crocodiles.

Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a deluge caused the Katherine River to flood.

It peaked at 19.2 metres, the highest point since 1998 when flooding devastated the area.

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Three local communities were evacuated, as well as Katherine Hospital.

Aircraft and helicopters were involved in evacuations from Palumpa, Jilkminggan and Nauiyu, with some locals moved to higher ground until they could be rescued.

Shelters have been set up at local schools.

But as well as floodwaters, the local wildlife could be a hazard.

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"We've had independent reports of people swimming in rivers and the like," NT incident control acting commander, Shaun Gill, said at a press conference yesterday.

"My message is quite clear: please do not do that.

"Evacuation is difficult as it is. When you go through a rescue that's incredibly difficult and puts our frontline people at risk.

"There are crocs absolutely everywhere. Please don't go in the water.

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"Don't swim in the water for two reasons: it's because it's a fast-flowing river, and also this is when crocs are most active."

Emergency warnings are in place for Katherine township, Nitmiluk and Daly River.

Wugularr (Beswick) has been downgraded to a Watch and Act, according to Emergency NT.

Multiple schools are closed and roads cut off.

Power and water supplies are also affected and patients from Katherine Hospital have been evacuated to Darwin.

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Disaster payments are on offer.

There are also several boiled water advisories in place, meaning residents in these areas will not be able to safely drink tap water without first boiling it.

This includes Katherine, Wugularr (Beswick) and Tindal.

Meanwhile, most of Queensland is on flood watch as the tropical low that hammered north Queensland last week moves south.

Large parts of central Queensland as well as the Darling Downs and parts of the south-east coast have been warned to brace for locally intense rainfall and flash flooding with six-hourly rainfall totals of between 60 and 150mm overnight and today.

People in the vicinity of Policemans Creek at Rubyvale were urged to move to higher ground immediately and others were warned this morning in an emergency alert by Central Highlands Regional Council warning of an immediate threat to life and property.

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Images shared between the pair included a video of the girl in her school uniform.

The Government has not yet decided whether to go through with the plan.

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has asked Jevon McSkimming to repay hotel costs.

Independent petrol stations in regional Australia have been hit by a devastating fuel shortage after widespread panic buying triggered major oil companies to cut supply.

Transwest Fuels co-owner Sam Clifton said his bowsers around regional New South Wales and Queensland are running dry following an "unprecedented collapse in supply availability".

Clifton warned some regional independent chains like Transwest are either "completely out of fuel" or running out fast as national wholesalers ration fuel and funnel it into metro areas.

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United Petroleum confirmed it has suspended normal allocations to distributors as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz impacts global oil supply.

Clifton claimed it was "disgraceful" that rural communities have been the first to be cut off.

"In Tamworth, we're completely out of unleaded and E95," Clifton told Nine.com.au.

"The major retailers are getting preferential treatment by the big players."

Transwest Fuels still has some supply of diesel but it won't last long, Clifton said.

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He said local farmers who bulk buy fuel for tractors have been hit the hardest by the shortage.

"Animals will start dying, crops are going to suffer," Clifton added.

"One farmer I spoke to had just 1000 litres left."

The opposition has written to the government for help monitoring prices for farmers.

"Australians should understand that while they can go to the servo and fill up, our farmers aren't getting their supplies," Nationals Leader David Littleproud said yesterday.

"If they run out, they can't produce your food and fibre."

If supply dries up completely, Clifton said around 100 employees at his company face losing their jobs.

"If we go down, there will be no jobs for them," he added.

Clifton called on the federal government to protect regional communities from more supply shortages by building refineries in rural areas.

Westlink Petroleum's Danny Kreitzer also told 2GB's Ben Fordham that the diminishing supply was getting "serious".

"We're getting about 45,000 litres a day out, which is probably 10 per cent of what we need."

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Drivers panic-buying fuel as prices surge above $2 per litre around the country has worsened the domestic pressure on petrol supply, motoring bosses said.

"What we are now seeing is some service stations running low on supply and that is because Australians are buying fuel at a far greater rate than they normally would," NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury said.

Khoury said he has also heard "troubling" reports of people trying to stockpile fuel at home.

"Which, apart from not making an economic sense, is also extremely dangerous," Khoury said.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen last week confirmed that Australia had 34 days of diesel, 32 days of jet fuel and 36 days of petrol available.

Assistant Foreign Minister Matt Thistlethwaite told Sky News today that this was the "normal" reserve capacity, even without a conflict threatening global oil supply.

"We've got well over a month's worth of diesel and unleaded petrol," Thistlethwaite said.

"The majority of our fuel doesn't actually come through the Strait of Hormuz.

"It comes from other means and most of that is still getting to Australia."

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The Persian Gulf has a resource more precious than oil. Water.

And there are fears the recent targeting of desalination plants in the US and Israeli war with Iran could severely disrupt water supply across the desert countries.

Bahrain reported an Iranian drone had caused damage to its water desalination plant, a day after Iran accused the US of hitting one of its plants on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

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"The US committed a blatant and desperate crime by attacking a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X.

"Water supply in 30 villages has been impacted.

"Attacking Iran's infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences. The US set this precedent, not Iran."

This marked the first time Gulf countries have reported targeting of their desalination plants in the nine days since the war erupted.

Here is why that is a big deal. 

While oil has built the Middle East, it is water that keeps one of the world's driest regions going.

The majority of the Gulf relies on over 400 desalination facilities for much of its water supply due to the arid climate and irregular rainfall.

The facilities convert the seawater that surrounds these countries into safe drinking water through a process of reverse osmosis, which separates the salt from the water.

About 90 per cent of water comes from desalination in Kuwait, about 86 per cent in Oman and 70 per cent in Saudi Arabia. 

These systems have long been recognised as a risk to regional stability. 

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If the major desalination plants were damaged or offline, there is the suggestion some cities could even lose their drinking water in days.

A CIA analysis in 2010 warned that attacks on these facilities could trigger a national crisis, and critical damage could lead to months-long outages.

"Each of these critical plants is extremely vulnerable to sabotage or military action," the report read.

Several countries, like Saudi Arabia, have upgraded their water systems, but the region remains vulnerable to water supply issues.

– Reported with Associated Press

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