1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Allan, Welcome to the update. 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 2: I'm Michelle Stevenson. 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Well. The Albanezi government believes Australia's twenty thirty five emissions 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: target will be ambitious but achievable. An announcement is due 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: to be made this week following the release of a 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: major climate report claiming more severe heat waves and flooding 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: are on the way, while the government has also announced 8 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: a billion dollar fund to boost the production of clean 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: fuels over the next decade. Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen 10 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: says the sorts of initiatives all help. 11 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 3: No point having an ambitious target which everyone knows we 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 3: can't achieve, No point having an achievable target which doesn't 13 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 3: push behavior and drive investments. So the target that we 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 3: set after I've recommended it to our cabinet colleagues, will 15 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 3: achieve both of those aims. 16 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: PHP meantime, is cutting seven hundred and fifty jobs across 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: their Queensland operations due to what they're calling a coal crisis. 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: The mining giant has blamed Queensland's high coal royalties and 19 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: will place the South Seraji mine into care and maintenance 20 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: in November. Well, the opposition leader, is calling on labor 21 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: to reign in spending. As part of her first major 22 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: economic speech since taking the top job. Susan Lee believes 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: Australia's trapped in a post COVID mindset of government dependency. 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: She used her address to push for economic empowerment to 25 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: help people grow their own finances and the broader economy. 26 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: She's also argued the government can't continue running deficits. 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: It's become almost taboo in politics to suggest that not 28 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 2: everyone is entitled to a government benefit. But I ask 29 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 2: is it fair to pile up debts that our children 30 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: will have to pay off? 31 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: Babua New Guinea insists Australia is a key security partner 32 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: as it rejects suggestions China has tried to derail a 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: defense treaty between the two neighbors and the alb and 34 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: Easy had been hoping to ratify the agreement today, but 35 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: members of the PNG cabinet failed to sign the deal well. 36 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: A growing number of Victorians are installing bollards in a 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: bid to stop their getting stolen, and an ozziejournalist says 38 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: he was just doing his job when he was slammed 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: by the US president. The ABC Global Affairs editor asked 40 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: Donald Trump about his wealth and business dealings when mister 41 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: Trump accused him of hurting Australia. It's put entertainment annext 42 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 1: to sport. In Hawthorne is hopeful the sides tough road 43 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: to Friday's prelim final against Geelong will work in their favor. 44 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: The Hawks only just scraped into the top eight before 45 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: nodching back to back finals wins, while the Cats cruised 46 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: to a home qualifying final win and the Sharks are 47 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: vowing to take on the Raiders a forward pack head 48 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: on the two NRL teams clash on Saturday night in Canberra. 49 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: The loser is finished for the year. In who Tainment 50 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: News Now and more details have emerged about what prompted 51 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: Taliswift to hide behind a privacy scream as she arrived 52 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: at Travis Kelsey's NFL match This week, Frands Sada Singer's 53 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: receiving some hate, mal and legitimate threats to her safety. 54 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: Justin Bieber looks said to become the highest paid headliner 55 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: in coach Teller history. The superstar will reportedly pocket more 56 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: than ten million dollars for his performance, and Muga Robbie 57 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: has ruled out playing fellow Ossie Carlim and I'll get 58 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: a Netflix film about her life. The singer had the 59 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: Queensland Star as her top choice, but Robbie says she 60 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: couldn't do it as she can't sing. That's the latest 61 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: from the Novo Podcast news team. We'll have another episode 62 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: of the Update for you tomorrow. 63 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: I'm Michelle Stevenson.