A deep low pressure system off the east coast of Tasmania is bringing strong and damaging wings to the central and west coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the risk of damaging winds will extend to northwest coastal parts and King Island today. Conditions are expected to ease as the low weakens and slowly moves northward into the Bass Straight this afternoon and evening.

Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70km/h are expected, affecting Currie, Sheffield, Deloraine and Strahan. Some notable observations included:

• 82 km/h sustained winds were recorded at Maria Island at 10:40pm Saturday.

• 65 km/h sustained winds were recorded at Tasman Island at 3:30am Sunday.

• 100 km/h wind gust was recorded on kunanyi/Mt Wellington at 3:24am Sunday.

• 95 km/h wind gust recorded at Cape Bruny at 2:11am Sunday.

• 95 km/h wind gust recorded at Hartz Mountain at 1:34am Sunday.

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are to visit Australia and Samoa in October, Buckingham Palace says.

As AAP reports, Charles is undergoing cancer treatment and doctors have advised him against any further extension of the trip, so neighbouring New Zealand will miss out on a royal visit.

In the Australian leg of the trip – at the invitation of the federal government – the royal couple will carry out engagements in the ACT and NSW. In March Anthony Albanese said plans were under way on logistics for a possible visit:

The King has shown his compassion for Australians affected by recent natural disasters, just as Australians have shown compassion and support for the King following his cancer diagnosis. The King, Queen and members of the Royal Family are always welcome in Australia.

In Samoa they will celebrate “the strong bilateral relationship” between the Pacific Island nation and the UK, and the couple are expected to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. The meeting brings together delegations from 56 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

The visit is to be the first trip to Australia by a reigning monarch since 2011.

Good morning, and welcome back to a new week on the Australia news live blog. I’m Emily Wind, and I’ll take you through our live coverage for most of today. Here’s what made news overnight.

Brittany Higgins has announced she is expecting her first child with partner David Sharaz in a post to social media. From their home in Bergerac, France, Higgins shared the news on Instagram:

Can’t wait to meet you! Beyond excited to welcome a new member to our little family. Your parents are already obsessed with you and you aren’t even here yet.

More than three years ago the former Liberal staffer alleged on The Project that she had been raped by her colleague Bruce Lehrmann at Parliament House. The allegation spawned more than a dozen legal cases, judicial inquiries, reviews and federal investigations, with many still ongoing. A defamation case stemming from The Project broadcast found in April that on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann raped Higgins.

The pregnancy announcement comes as the Linda Reynolds v Higgins case is due to return for a directions hearing in the supreme court of Western Australia this afternoon. The former defence minister, who plans to retire from politics at the next election, is suing Higgins over a series of social media posts she says damaged her reputation.

As AAP reports, King Charles III and Queen Camilla are to visit Australia in October, Buckingham Palace has said. In the Australian leg of their trip – at the invitation of the federal government – the royal couple will carry out engagements in the ACT and NSW. More on this soon.

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