‘Does not condone violence,’ Oscars bosses react to Smith punch

That concludes the 9News live blog for Monday, March 28, 2022.

Here’s what happened.

Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock as he was presenting on stage at the Oscars after making a joke about the actor’s wife.

Smith later won Best Actor and apologised to the Academy but not Rock.

Drama Coda, about a deaf family and their hearing daughter, won Best Picture.

A man has died in floodwaters in south-east Queensland, as the area and northern NSW both face another dangerous rain event.

And COVID-19 cases have dropped again in NSW but risen in Victoria, with Premier Daniel Andrews also testing positive.

We’ll return tomorrow with the latest breaking news.In the meantime keep up to date at 9news.com.au and nine.com.au.