What we learned today, Friday 14 October
That is where we will leave the live blog for Friday.
Here’s what made the news today:
Rain subsided in both Victoria and Tasmania on Friday, however both states are still dealing with flooding situations that will continue for some time.
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, says 500 homes in Victoria have been flooded across and another 500 have been isolated. That number is expected to rise.
Up to 4,000 homes in Shepparton alone could be flooded by next week, agencies warn.
The Mickleham quarantine facility will be used as crisis accomodation for up to 250 people affected by the floods in Victoria from next week.
One hundred thousand Optus customers who had their passport numbers exposed in the data breach will automatically no longer be able to use the passport for online ID verification, but will be able to use it for international travel.
The company’s CEO, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, has repeated the claim that the breach was the result of a “sophisticated” cyber attack, and not human error, saying the word “sophisticated” is subjective.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says the budget he will unveil in a week from Tuesday “won’t be fancy, won’t be flashy, but it will be responsible, it will be solid and it will be the right budget for the times.”
The Medibank Group says it has restored access to systems that were down following a “cyber incident” on Thursday, and has found “no evidence that customer data has been accessed”.
Until tomorrow, I hope you stay safe.
Updated
⚠️ #Flood Warning issued: MAJOR FLOODING HIGHER THAN THE 2016 FLOOD AND SIMILAR TO OR EXCEEDING THE 1993 FLOOD POSSIBLE AT ECHUCA AND MOAMA FROM LATE NEXT WEEK. See https://t.co/AdztI2rY5z for details and updates; follow advice from @NSWSES. #NSWFloods pic.twitter.com/3zb2a4t7mD
— Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) October 14, 2022
