That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog today. We will be back soon with another live coverage of news, so please join us then. These were some of the main stories:

• NSW coastal residents told to “evacuate now”: The NSW SES issued “evacuate now” notices for some parts of the Central Coast as storm activity surged, leading to coastal erosion and damage to properties.
• Sydney Airport reduced to one runway as cancelled flights rise: Two runways at the nation’s largest airport were closed on Tuesday due to heavy rain and damaging winds, leading Virgin to cancel 26 flights and Qantas to cancel 16.
• Trump suggests DOGE could investigate Musk’s companies: The US president and the world’s richest man traded barbs on Tuesday after Musk referred to Republicans as the “porky pig party” on his social media platform X. It came as the Senate moved to a final vote on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”.
• Residents told to stay indoors as storm activity worsens: Deputy commissioner of the NSW SES Debbie Platz told residents in high-risk areas to avoid travelling as the worsening low-pressure system raises fears of flash flooding.
• PM rejects defence formal reporting failure: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected an auditor-general’s report that revealed military chiefs failed for almost 2½ years to provide formal updates to Defence Minister Richard Marles on the readiness of the army, air force and navy to be deployed on missions.