Friday 16th July 2021 

The unemployment rate in Australia hits a ten-year low, but the lockdowns in the country’s two most populous states likely to halt the momentum. 

Also today:

• Victoria announces a snap lockdown while the NSW Premier sees green shoots in the fight against COVID.  
• The federal government asks Telstra to step in to help with national security.
• And cyber-crime costs the economy $3.5 billion each year.