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:

• More heavy rain and damaging winds on the way for parts of Victoria, NSW: The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a second storm surge will bring 50mm to 100mm of rain for parts of eastern Victoria and southern NSW from this evening, along with wind gusts of up to 100km/h.

• Victoria to create national register of childcare workers: Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says her government will create a national register of childcare workers after a man was charged with 70 offences connected to eight victims at a childcare centre at Point Cook in Melbourne’s west.

• Second man charged with child sexual offences amid major investigation: A second man has been charged with alleged sexual offences against children, The Age reports.

• Democrats meet to plan spoiler for Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’: House Democratic leaders are meeting on Tuesday evening (Wednesday AEST) to discuss possible ways to block the final bill.

• Qantas says 6m customers caught up in cyberattack: The personal data of more than 6 million Qantas customers could have been stolen in a cyberattack believed to be part of a coordinated attack on airlines globally.