Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More states to sign on to AusAlert system ahead of ‘disaster season’, minister says Kristy McBain , the emergency management minister, is doing the media rounds, to talk ahead of what could be a brutal and damaging summer season in Australia. That will get much better protection for communities who are experiencing disaster, as I said. Near real-time message not [reliant] on any one telco provider is a real gamechanger for emergency management. These banks are making billions of dollars in profits every year and small businesses are already paying account-keeping fees and a range of other fees directly to their banks. So that’s what I’d like to see the RBA actually take that next step and say, you know,