1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the update. I'm Ti Lisa Rider. 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: The Reserve Bank will start its two day meeting today 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: with a country interest rates widely expected. Governor Michelle Bullock 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: will announce the RBA's cash rate decision tomorrow. Markets are 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: predicting an eighty five percent chance the Bank delivers its 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: first rate cuts since twenty twenty. The Alberanzi government's approval 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: rating has hit a record low of minus twenty one. 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: The latest newsport shows the coalition has retained a two 9 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: party preferred lead over Labor at fifty one to forty 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: nine percent, but Anthony Alberanzi remains preferred Prime Minister over 11 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Peter Dutton. Senior Labor Minister Clara O'Neill says it's been 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: a difficult economic period for Ossie's and the government is 13 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: doing what it can to ease cost of living pressures. 14 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: We've got up out of bed every day and we've 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 2: thought how can we make this situation easier for Australia's 16 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: and also carry us through this period. Don't forget that 17 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: unemployment in Australia is low and we've taken inflation from 18 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: having a six in front of it to having it 19 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: to in front of it. 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: Australia's peak building and construction body says new report highlights 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: an urgent need for a form in the sector. The 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: Productivity Commission is found half as many homes are being 23 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: built now for every hour work compared to thirty years ago. 24 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: It also considers a lack of innovation and scale. Master 25 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: Builders Chief Executive Danita warn says a number of issues 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: need to be addressed. 27 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 3: This has been decades in the making and it is 28 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 3: critical that we need to address those productivity reforms. That 29 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: includes the flexibility required of regulation. That means more people. 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 3: It means people that can work flexibly. 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: Overseas and European leaders are meeting for an emergency summat 32 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: in Paris as the United States pushes to bring an 33 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: end to the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump 34 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: wants to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin in person, 35 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: but there are concerns any deal would damage European security. 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: And a drug that cuts the risk of cardiovascular events 37 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: you know, beest patients by twenty percent, has been given 38 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: the green light. Several successful trials led to the semi 39 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: glue tide drug being approved by the TGA. It's the 40 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: first time Assi's will be able to use injection based 41 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: medication for weight loss. Sport and entertainment are next. In sport, 42 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix have pulled off an impressive comeback 43 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: victory to reach the NBL Semifinals. They managed to close 44 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: a twenty one point deficit to be the Adelaide thirty 45 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: six's by ten points at John Kine Arena. The Phoenix 46 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: will now take on the Ilawarra Hawks. Chilean golfer Joaqui 47 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: Niemann has taken home a four million dollar pay check 48 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: after winning the live golf event at the Grange in Adelaide. 49 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: Mike Leishman the best for the Aussies and Australian Molly 50 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: Picklam has finished a runner up at the World Surf 51 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: League event at the Abu Dhabi Wavepool. In entertainment news, 52 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: the stars have packed the red carpet for the fiftieth 53 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: anniversary special of Saturday Night Live, Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, 54 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and Amy Schumer leading the arrivals. 55 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: Shakira has been hospitalized with abdominal pain, forcing her to 56 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 1: cancel her show in Peru. She's taken to Instagram to 57 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: apologize to her fans, saying she was forced to pull 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: the pin on doctors' orders and wicked. Cynthia Revo and 59 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Demi Mour have missed out in the Leading Actress category 60 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: at the Baptist, Mikey Madison instead taking out the win 61 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: for Anora. And that's the Later. It's from the Nova 62 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: Podcast newsroom. We'll have another episode of the Update for 63 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: you later on