News live: Australians warned not to reuse passwords as almost half the nation experienced cybercrime last year | Australia news

Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I Martin Farrer Stories on the best night and then my colleague Nick Visser It will be on the hot seat.

According to a study by the Australian Institute of Criminology, almost half of the Australians suffered a kind of cyber crime last year and 22% of people suffered a kind of identity crime. In contrast, the federal government calls people not to reuse online passwords and make sure that they have multi -factor identity on devices. More details in a minute.

The number of battery electric vehicles sold in Australia reached a record level from three months to June 30, and sales increased by 63% compared to the first quarter of 2025. AAA figures, 29,244 battery electric vehicles were sold from 17,901 registered sales in the last three -month period. This morning, we report that the government is ready to charging road drivers to compensate for the decrease in income from gasoline sales. More is coming.