Good afternoon. Australia has followed the US, Canada and New Zealand in banning TikTok from government devices. A few hours later, Victoria announced a similar ban, with the premier, Daniel Andrews, saying he would stop using the popular app.
Meanwhile, mortgage holders have been given a reprieve with the Reserve Bank holding the cash rate at 3.6% – the first pause since the central bank began hiking rates last May. And cases of beer spill after a train derailment in Montana.