Afternoon Update: Liberal denies assaulting Deeming; Stefanovic interview fallout continues; and finding Libya’s sand cat

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter. Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused her colleague Matthew Guy of assaulting her at a community event, throwing the party into turmoil just five months out from the state election. Sources close to Guy, the opposition’s former leader turned public transport spokesperson, said he vehemently denies the allegation and is considering a defamation legal action against his colleague. CCTV footage of the alleged incident at a Macedonian community event in Sunshine on 23 May shows the pair seated together at a busy function. Victoria police confirmed they are investigating reports a man assaulted a woman at the function. Fortescue class action: female workers claim sexual harassment at remote mine sites Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on Friday radio show with Eddie McGuire amid Tommy Robinson interview fallout Teen found not guilty of plotting terror attack on Peter Dutton after court hears of ‘edgy joke’ Yosemite visitor dies after being swept over 180 metre waterfall Australia’s housing market loses steam with prices falling in Sydney