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Israel has revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

It said it was in response to Australia's decision to recognise a State of Palestine and recent visa cancellations of high profile Israeli politicians.

Police are investigating after an infant was found dead in a stormwater drain in a street in Perth's north.

WA Police said they fielded reports about the body found in the drain in Alexander Heights at about 1pm on Monday.

Multiple police resources have been deployed to the location on La Salle Road, including homicide squad detectives.

Officers are appealing to anyone with information to contact police immediately on 131 444.

The Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in August to 3.6 per cent, after July's shock 'on hold' decision.

The average owner-occupier with a $750,000 mortgage as of February will see their minimum monthly repayment fall $111 if their bank passes on the cut, taking the cumulative reduction this year to $340, according to Canstar.

The next RBA rates decision will be delivered on September 30. After that, there are two further meetings this year, in November and December.

Australia plans to recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly next month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Monday.

"Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own, predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority," Albanese said, referring to the governing entity of part of the West Bank.

Those commitments, he said, included the demilitarization of Gaza and the holding of elections – with no role for Hamas in a Palestinian government. Australia has designated Hamas a terrorist entity and Albanese repeated Monday his government's calls for the group to return Israeli hostages held since the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre.

Albanese said Australia will work with the international community to make the right of Palestinian statehood a "reality."

There's a free vaccine to protect babies from RSV, one of the major winter viruses, but others in the community, including vulnerable seniors, have to pay $300.

The moon is moving into position where it will be directly between the Earth and the sun on August 23.

Black moons are rare, but also won't be quite visible to the naked eye, as the moon's unlit face is pointing towards Earth.

A man has been arrested for his alleged role in last year's arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne.

The Werribee man, 21, will be interviewed in relation to offences of arson, conduct endangering life and theft of a motor vehicle, police said.

Authorities will allege the man is one of three individuals who broke into the synagogue in Ripponlea in the city's south-east and set the fire in the early hours of December 6.

The blaze ripped through the synagogue, forcing several people to flee to safety through a back door and destroying the building.

Australia is months away from implementing its world-first social media ban for users under the age of 16.

But questions still remain around how the restrictions will work, and exactly which platforms will be affected.

The prime minister has warned Israel to comply with international law, in some of his strongest language on the Gaza conflict to date.

Anthony Albanese reaffirmed his desire to see a two-state solution, following France's move to recognise Palestine.

Australia and a number of other countries have called for an immediate end to the conflict.

The Reserve Bank's meeting minutes reveal why the board was divided on holding the cash rate steady in July, with the majority of members arguing three cuts in four meetings would not have been "cautious and gradual".

Capital Economics's Abhijit Surya expects the RBA to almost certainly cut interest rates in August, after a rise in unemployment.

The RBA board will deliver its next rates decision on Tuesday, August 12, a fortnight after the quarterly inflation figures are released.

The potential economic opportunity of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is $70 billion, a new report has estimated.

The analysis, from Deloitte Access Economics, examined the "catalytic effect" hosting the event could have on Queensland and the nation.

"This is not an assessment or impact analysis of Brisbane 2032, but rather a provocative thought starter for how economic reforms can lift our growth potential," the report noted.

"This study quantifies the economic opportunity that is ours to build over the 20 years from 2032-2052, if we so choose."