1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to the update. I'm eleanor Quirk. Tropical cyclone Alfred 2 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: is continuing to weaken as it tracks west Dean. Narramore 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: from the Bureau says it's now classed as a tropical low. 4 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: And I'll continue to track inland as a tropical loads 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: and then getting into the dialing downs on Sunday. 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: Despite weakening, the storm is still bringing heavy rain and 7 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: strong winds to southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales. 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: Power knocked out to more than a quarter of a 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: million properties. Local provider Energy says conditions are too dangerous 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: to begin repairs and it could take days before lights 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: are switched on. The company's Brett Judge warning locals to 12 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: avoid full and power lines and hazards. 13 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: They may think that it's time to get out and 14 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 2: start cleaning up because it doesn't seem like there's much 15 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: wind around, but you know, it soon turns pretty rough again. 16 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: And in the face of the cyclone, the Prime Minister's 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: ruled out calling a federal election this week. Anthony Albaneze 18 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: had been expected to kick start his campaign on Sunday 19 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: for a poll on Saturday, April twelfth, but the cyclones 20 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: derailed the plan, meaning an election will be held in May. 21 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 3: I have no intention of doing anything that distracts from 22 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: what we need to do, and what we need to 23 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: do is to look after each other at this difficult time. 24 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: To other news, and Donald Trump appears to be losing 25 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: patients with Russia as it launched a huge blitz on 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: Ukraine's civilians. Donald Trump warning he's considering large scale banking 27 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and settlement 28 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: is reached. And Coca Cola supplies are drawing up with 29 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: workers on strike at the soft drink Sydney factory. It 30 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: comes after workers failed to reach a bargaining agreement. EATU 31 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: State Secretary Alan Hicks says Coca Cola must come back 32 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: to the table. 33 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 4: What we've noticed in our members of advisors during that 34 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 4: period of time that there's probably fifty percent less coke 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 4: available than would be normally at this time the year. 36 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 4: If this dispute continue so longer, then those supplies will 37 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 4: continue to dry out. 38 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: To Sport and the Rabbit Eys have kicked off their 39 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: season with a sixteen to fourteen win over the Dolphins 40 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: in Sydney. Despite the last Dolphins skipper Tom Gilbert says 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: he's proud of his teammates who made the trip south 42 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: for the clash despite the cyclone threatening their homes. 43 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:20,839 Speaker 5: We saw it as an opportunity to come down here 44 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 5: and for those people at stayed at home, like our 45 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 5: families and soft who's opportunity to make them proud and 46 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 5: give them a chance and not worry about what's ahead 47 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 5: for them. I think that's the main thing we'll take 48 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 5: away from the game at the moment. 49 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: And the Swan suffered a twenty point loss to Hawthorne 50 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: at the SCG to Entertainment and King Charles has become 51 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: the first Monarch to record a podcast, The King's Music Room, 52 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: created in partnership with Apple Music, featuring Charles's favorite artists, 53 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: including Kylie Minogue. And despite mixed reviews Meghan Markel's lifestyle show, 54 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: it has been renewed for another season. Netflix confirming that 55 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 1: a second season of With Love Meghan has already been 56 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: filmed and will drop later this year. And that's the 57 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: latest from the Nova podcast team. We'll see you again 58 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: soon for another episode of the Update.