That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog today. These were some of the main stories:

• PM promises $3.2b for Victorian transport upgrades: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised $2 billion to upgrade Sunshine railway station and $1.2 billion for road upgrades, as flagged by The Australian Financial Review.

• Dutton denies insider trading claims: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has strongly denied receiving “any information that has influenced any share transaction” after Labor demanded he explain possible insider trading at the start of the global financial crisis.

• ADF confirms Virgin pilot informed them of Chinese naval drill: Australia’s Defence Force chief has confirmed the military only learnt of a Chinese live-firing exercise in the Tasman Sea last week after being told by air traffic controllers, who had been informed by a Virgin Australia pilot.

• EY to cut about 100 staff: Ernst & Young will cut about 100 staff from its consulting arm due to the sustained slowdown in the advisory market.

• ABC election analyst Antony Green to step down: ABC chief election analyst Antony Green is stepping down after this year’s federal election.

• Sydney nurse charged over antisemitic video: A Sydney nurse has been charged over an antisemitic video in which she and a male colleague allegedly threatened to kill Israeli patients and refuse them treatment.