1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: This is the latest from your new speed. It's Wednesday, 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: the twelfth of June. CFMEU boss John Setca has demanded 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: the AFL sack its umpire boss, former Building watchdog Stephen 4 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: McBurney or face delays on its league related projects nationwide. 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: The threat comes after mister McBurney launched legal action against 6 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: the union during his time as the Australian Building and 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Construction Commissioner, resulting in the CFMEU being penalized millions of dollars. 8 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: Mister Setka on Tuesday evenings said the union would not 9 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: cooperate with the League to manage deadlines and costs on 10 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: its projects under mister McBurnie, appointed to his new role 11 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: as head of umpiring in April, was given the boot 12 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: in New South Wales. Disruption to Sydney's light rail network 13 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: for twenty four hours on Wednesday could soon extend to 14 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: the city trains and buses. The Sectors Union has warned. 15 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: The light rail shutdown comes after a breakdown in negotiations 16 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: between the rail trim and Bus union and light rail 17 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: operator Trensdev, in which the union demanding a twenty three 18 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: percent pay rise over four years and an extra five 19 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: six days for tram staff each year. The strike will 20 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: affect thousands of commuters who normally use the three light 21 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: rail lines, with an average of more than one hundred 22 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: and twenty five thousand trips taken each weekday in April 23 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: on the trams. We're back after this. Taxes on Queenslanders 24 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: will help plug the state's revenue hole as the golden 25 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: era of coal royalties comes to an end. Treasurer Cameron 26 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: Dick's controversial royalties increase has helped break in a whopping 27 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: twenty five billion dollars from coal in the last two years, 28 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: but his later state budget has revealed this will shrink 29 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: to a trickle of five billion dollars a year out 30 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: to mid twenty twenty eight. But the coffers remain healthy 31 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: amid a spike in taxes and other revenue gleaned from 32 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: Queenslanders through property, payroll and misbehavior on the roads. There 33 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: is also an impending crackdown on tax compliance and overdue 34 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: fines worth nearly one billion dollars. And in South Australia, 35 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: two former Adelaide coaches have questioned the team's mentality on 36 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: the back of a string of narrow defeats that has 37 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: left its season in free fall. Inaugural Crow's coach Graham 38 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: Korn's called the side struggle to cope with being favorites 39 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: as a psychological weakness, while dual premiership mentor Malcolm Blyt 40 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: said some players would be lacking belief they could win 41 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: tight games. Over the past two years, Adelaide has a 42 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: nine to one seven record when favored by bookmarkers, and 43 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: are two to one nine in matches decided by eight 44 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: points or fewer. The Crows's eight point home loss to 45 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: one win Richmond last Thursday left Adelaide in fifteen spot 46 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: on the ladder, with its finals hopes all but over. 47 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: And those are your headlines from the news feed. We'll 48 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: be back with another update for you tomorrow