Western Australia is bracing for a possible tropical cyclone as residents in parts of eastern New South Wales and Victoria are on alert for severe thunderstorms.
ABC managing director David Anderson has admitted there was "potentially a step missing" in the handling of journalist Antoinette Lattouf's sacking from the network, a court has heard.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the Prime Minister of convening a National Cabinet meeting on antisemitism "just to tick the box", arguing it should have been held sooner.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of south-east Queensland, while New South Wales is also bracing for its share of the wild weather on Thursday.
King Charles has declared he is "proud to follow in the footsteps" of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II by touring Australia, as he delivered a heartfelt address at Parliament House.