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A man has allegedly shot dead a home intruder, 30km from Katherine in the Northern Territory.

Police were called to the home at 4.08am today, when they found the body of the man who they say had been shot by a 36-year-old male resident of the home.

The man has been arrested and remains in custody as investigations into the shooting continue.

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The other residents of the household were also present at the time of the shooting, including a woman and two children.

Police say the man who died has not yet been formally identified.

They said other details that also cannot be confirmed yet until an investigation is completed include how many shots were fired, whether the intruder was known to the man who fired the shot, and if the gun was licensed.

Police also added they can't confirm at this stage if either of the men are Indigenous.

"It's still early in the investigation, we're still working through all the information," Northern Territory Police Detective Senior Sergeant Jackson Evans said.

"The priority is identifying the deceased first and foremost and engaging with his family.

"We also need to process that crime scene and again we're going to be working through to make sure that's all done properly."

Recent extreme wet weather conditions and flooding have seen stormwater pollution impact dozens of beaches and swimming sites across eastern New South Wales.

A Beachwatch spokesperson said floodwaters are still flowing into the ocean from the Hawkesbury River, turning the ocean brown from the Central Coast to Wollongong and up to 8km out to sea.

Beachwatch has urged people to avoid swimming if there are signs of pollution such as discoloured water and floating debris.

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"Swimming should be avoided for as long as stormwater and floodwater is present," a Beachwatch spokesperson said.

"The most obvious signs of stormwater and floodwater pollution are water discolouration as well as debris in the water and on the tide line."

Swimming in water affected by storm and floodwaters can expose swimmers to a number of dangers, including untreated sewage that carries viruses and bacteria which can lead to illnesses such as gastroenteritis, and ear and skin infections.

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People are also being warned of the risks of injury from hidden objects and other debris in the water.

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Speaking on the Wild Ride with Steve-O podcast, Steve Wozniak said he has personally experimented with cryptocurrency but is not "in it to make money".

"Just recently I think that Bitcoin is going to go to US$100,000," Wozniak told the podcast.

"I don't know where I get that theory – I can't put any mathematics to it – I just really feel it from all of the interest in crypto."

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MR Wozniak – who co-founded Apple Inc. in 1976 with business partner Steve Jobs – said while he felt Bitcoin was safe because it was "the big elephant on the block", there was a large amount of risk in people investing in cryptocurrencies.

"I think it's being used a lot these days to rip people off," Mr Wozniak said.

"(People will say) 'I'll start a crypto, I'll hire an engineer that knows how to create it and I'll get a celebrity to back it up. And we'll put out the Kim Kardashian coin' – or something like that.

"And I see this happening all the time where the founders of these coins pull out millions of dollars right away from investors that say, 'I want to get in quick when it's young because it's going to grow like Bitcoin and I'll make a billion out of pennies'.

"And then they jump in and it goes to zero. That's the common story."

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Mr Wozniak's comments come amid a near-standard rollercoaster week for Bitcoin, which has been see-sawing between a number of geopolitical issues and an equal number of prices.

"Bitcoin began last week trading in the range of US$38,000 before rallying midweek on the news of an executive order on crypto from US President Joe Biden's White House, rising to above US$42,000," eToro market analyst and crypto expert Simon Peters said.

"The executive order set out key aims for US institutions to lay the groundwork for better regulation, but contained little of real substance other than hints at a US digital dollar in the pipeline.

"Bitcoin's price fell away quickly after the announcement and is now trading back in the US$38,000-US$39,000 range."

One Bitcoin is currently worth just over US$41,000 ($56,000).

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