Australia live news updates: independent Monique Ryan says supporters have received ‘threatening’ letters; NSW and Queensland face electricity shortfall

Chance of blackouts in Queensland tonight as NSW faces energy supply issues on Tuesday; weather alerts for WA, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania; nation records at least 11 Covid deaths with ACT yet to report. Follow the latest news

• Big electricity consumers in Queensland cut use to help avoid blackouts as NSW faces shortfall
• Matt Kean accused of treachery' by NSW Liberal colleague David Elliott over messages to journalist
• Malcolm Turnbull calls for gas export limits as energy regulator caps prices in Queensland
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Standing proud in the Nadesalingams' Biloela back yard is a rusty old Hills Hoist.

Birds squawk in the paperbark trees lining the road as mum Priya strolls in and out of the kitchen, determined to make sure we are looked after, offering us tea and water.

It was such an extraordinary time, and things were moving so quickly early ... the advice to the various governments at the time were really monumental.

It was quite terrifying ... we would do what the data was [saying], the experts together provided advice. In the end, Australians have done very well and turned up and got their vaccinations and we managed to live through some significant lockdowns and have come out of this better than many other countries.

We live in a great country with a great health system and I was confident we would be able to get our way through this, we still are not out of it, Covid is still here ... if you haven't had that third dose vaccination, have it.