Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne

🔮 Telstra, Optus and Vodafone will from today be able to move users over to one of their rivals’ networks in areas where coverage has dropped out due to natural disasters such as cyclones, bushfires or floods.

🔮 The directive prioritises systems of government significance – the government’s critical systems – with a review due by the end of the year, while other systems will be assessed by March.

🔮 Australia’s gen Z are the generation most willing to cut their spending way back to afford a home, according to Cotality data reported by AAP.

🔮 “Leading scientists and executives are warning that the pace of development could outpace our ability to manage emerging risks.”

🔮 The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has defended the time Labor has taken to release its immigration plan and laid blame with the Coalition, who he believed “might have more of an appetite for legislation”.

🔮 Furhtermore, she said, she would forfeit the points from winning the event.

🔮 Anthony Albanese said in a statement that the ranking “slipped to an all-time low of 50th under the previous Coalition government” and acknowledged that the work must continue: The job is not done and we will continue to focus our efforts on lifting wages, ending gender-based violence, increasing female representation in workplaces, investing in women’s health and more. The minister for women, Katy Gallagher, said the record ranking was “not by accident”, also recognising areas for improvement: We know there is more work to do across our priorities of ending violence against women, valuing care, improving women’s economic empowerment, improving women’s health outcomes and strengthening women’s leadership and representation – this is just one measure that shows Australia is moving in the right direction.