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9.12am BST

Australia is bracing for a second wave of job losses among professional services after Deloitte announced it would shed 700 staff.

As Anne Davies reports, Deloitte had already reduced staff salaries by 80% for the majority of its 10,000 staff. It comes a week after PwC announced it would sack 400 of its 8,000 staff, and KPMG cut 200 staff and implemented a 20% pay cut for the next four months.

Related: Coronavirus job losses hit law firms, accountants and other professionals

9.07am BST

A reminder that if you are not in one of the Covid hotspot suburbs of Melbourne you can now go to the snow.

The ski season officially opened in NSW and Victoria today, with social distancing rules in place and a requirement for pre-purchased lift tickets at some resorts.