Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes the unemployment rate rising by up to 3.7 per cent, Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton taking flight, cyberattacks in Australia up 23 per cent, and a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opening in SA.
Economy
The unemployment rate goes up to 3.7 per cent
Australia’s unemployment rate continued going up in October after increasing by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The Labour Force Survey for October showed the number of employed people going up by 0.4 per cent, or 55,000 jobs, including the addition of 17,000 full-time roles. This major increase came after September only added around 8,000 jobs. On the other hand, the number of unemployed people in October also rose by 28,000, a 5.4 per cent monthly increase. The underemployment rate remained at 6.3 per cent in October, while the underutilisation rate went up to 10 per cent, hcamag.com reported.
Business
First MQ-4C Triton takes flight
Northrop Grumman completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California, Aerotech News reported. The flight marks a major production milestone as Northrop Grumman progresses toward delivery of Australia’s first Triton in 2024. Built for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force, the multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton is the only uncrewed, high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft performing persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting.
https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/11/16/australias-first-mq-4c-triton-takes-flight/
Technology
Australian cyberattacks up 23 per cent
Australia is being increasingly hit with cyberattacks, with victims suffering greater damage and targets ranging from critical infrastructure to supply chains. Close to 94,000 incidents were reported to law enforcement in the fiscal year ended June, up 23 per cent from a year earlier. Average damage from cybercrime increased 14 per cent, and large businesses suffered average costs of $71,600. Attacks targeted government agencies and critical infrastructure facilities, as well as supply chains and systems handling sensitive information of private-sector companies, Nikkei Asia reported.
Healthcare
Third Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in SA
The Mount Gambier Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) will open on November 20 at Mount Gambier Family Health, the Department of Health and Aged Care said. The Medicare UCC will be open for extended hours, 7 days a week, and offer walk-in care that is fully bulk billed. “Local communities will be able to walk in, see a doctor or nurse and access imaging and pathology services. This clinic will ease pressure on the Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, allowing them to concentrate on higher priority emergencies,” Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler said.
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