1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I' Michelle Stevenson. 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 2: Well. 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: The PM claims ninety six percent of OSSes now within 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: a twenty minute drive of a bulk billing clinic. New 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: data shows around eighteen ten gps offered free health care 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: services between November last year and January this year. At 7 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: the Albanezy telling Parliament the government's investment in Medicare is 8 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: helping patients. 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 2: Nearly three thousand, four hundred GP practices are fully vulk billed, 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 2: an increase of one thousand, three hundred clinics since November. 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: Well. Federal Health minist Mark Butler says more doctors are 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: taking out government incentives to establish a bulk billing clinic. 13 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: Since the first of November, more than thirteen hundred general 14 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: practices have made that switch, so that now more than 15 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: thirty four hundred general practices across the country are full 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 3: bulk billing, meaning that no twenty six percent of Australians 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 3: live within a twenty minute drive of a full bulk 18 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 3: billing practice. 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: And that's shooting in Canada has left ten people dead 20 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: and dozens more with injuries. Seven people, including the suspected 21 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: female killer, died at a high school in the small 22 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: British Columbia community. Another two were found dead inside the 23 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: house in the town. The Israeli president has been treated 24 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: to a twenty one gun saluted Government house in Canberra, 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: as well as a state lunch. Isaac Kurzog has been 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: hosted by the Governor General, where he's expressed hope his 27 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: visit will improved relations between our countries. The Godwealth Bank 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 1: has reported a half year profit of five point four 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: billion dollars. Australia's biggest bank, says cash net profit rose 30 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: by five percent of the December half that's compared with 31 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: the same half a year prior. And US police have 32 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: detained demand for questioning as they ramp up their search 33 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: for Nancy Guthrie. The eighty four year old mother of 34 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: US TV star Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her bed 35 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: ten days ago. New footage emerging this morning the overmasked 36 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: man tampering with her doorbell cam from It's What Anertainment Next? 37 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: Just Sport in the winter Olympic campaigns of two wazzy 38 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: snowboarders are being cut short by injury. Half by snowboarder 39 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: Masaki Vaughan has fouled an h I A after a fall, 40 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: while snowboarder Cam Bolton is in hospital with neck fractures, 41 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: and Nathan Ellis has been clear to play an Australia's 42 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: Tea twenty World Cup opener against Ireland after recovering from 43 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: a hamstring strain. You know timant nes now du A 44 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: Lipa and her fiance, actor Callum Turner, have called out 45 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: the paparazzi for following them in Paris Now. The couple 46 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: were pleading with photographers to stop as they emerged from 47 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: a restaurant and were tailed down the street. 48 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 3: I probably no, no, no, We're not doing this. Just 49 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 3: give us. 50 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: And Helli Biba has touched down in Sydney ahead of 51 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: her launch of her skincare brand. The model wife of 52 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: Justin Bieber, who was flanked by two bodyguards, was immediately 53 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: mobbed by throngs of fans as she made a way 54 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: through the airport. And Britty Spears has sold the riots 55 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: to her extensive music catalog. While there's no official word, 56 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how much was paid for the music, 57 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 1: some experts say the Landmark deal would likely be worth 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: upwards of two hundred million dollars. That's the latest of 59 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: another podcast news toom we'll have another episode of the 60 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.