Australians are one step closer to getting better access to cleaner, cheaper to run cars. Our New Vehicle Efficiency Standard has passed the House of Representatives and now goes to the Senate.

Trains are big, but they can come faster than you think. The Australian Government has launched the Regional Railway Crossing Safety Campaign, which reminds drivers of the risks around regional railway crossings.

What better way to get to the Australian Logistics Council Supply Chain Summit this morning than with V/Line

We’re building more homes for the nation, today announcing 80 successful projects under our Housing Support Program. These critical investments in planning will unlock the construction of new homes across the country. For all successful projects, visit bit.ly/4ePWTFu

The Australian Government has conducted a National Coordination Mechanism meeting, which I joined earlier this evening. Crowdstrike attended the meeting and we can confirm there is no evidence that this is a cyber-security incident.

This is a technical issue, caused by a Crowdstrike update to its customers. They have issued a fix for this, allowing affected companies and organisations to reboot their systems without the problem.

The company has informed us that most issues should be resolved through the fix they have provided, but given the size and nature of this incident it may take some time to resolve.

Governments are closely engaged at all levels, focused on bringing together the affected parties and ensuring government entities institute the fix as quickly as possible. Further updates will be issued as required.

Update on impact of global software issue: jetstar.com/au/en/travel-a…

❗ UPDATED ALERT ❗ ASD’s ACSC understand a number of malicious websites and unofficial code are being released claiming to help entities recover from the CrowdStrike technical incident.

We’re giving early childhood workers a 15% pay rise because they deserve more than our thanks. These workers create better, smarter, more capable young Australians and they deserve recognition for all that they do.

I thank the emergency personnel and hotel workers for their swift action in what was a very traumatic incident in Cairns overnight. My sympathies go out to those who have been affected. The ATSB and Queensland Police are now investigating.

An announcement about Rex

Another thought bubble from Senator McKenzie. In the words of the Nationals leader, "It's not Coalition policy. We haven't got the evidence.” After 10 years of Coalition inaction Labor has done the hard work to reform aviation in the interests of consumers.