1 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,239 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Suzi Thompson. Iran has 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: declared that any country helping Israel will become a legitimate 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: target as the IDEF continues its assault on HESBLA targets 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: in Lebanon. Nine people have been confirmed dead in Central 5 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: Bay Route after a fresh round of air strikes overnight, 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: which Israel says have struck hesbla's intelligence headquarters. World Health 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: Organization Director General Tadros adnam Gebresi says twenty eight health 8 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: workers have been killed in Lebanon in the past twenty 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: four hours. 10 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 2: Many health workers are not reporting to duty as they 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: fled the areas where they work. This is severely limiting 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 2: the quontinity of health services. 13 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: President Joe Biden says the US and Israel are discussing 14 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: the possibility of Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities. It's 15 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: prompted the price of crude oil to spike ten percent. 16 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: An agreement's been reached for pro Palestinian groups to hold 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: an authorized rally in Sydney, which New South Wales police 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: had initially tried to block in court. Palestine Action groups 19 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: Josh Lee says they don't need permission to stay just 20 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: static protests. All along we said we'll were going ahead 21 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: and today we've got a very good outcome, which is 22 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: everything we wanted. The organizers of a Melbourne rally on 23 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: Sunday and a silent procession on Monday have defied requests 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: to cancel the events, while South Australian police say they 25 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: don't oppose avidil planned on Monday, as protests in Adelaide 26 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: have so far been peaceful. A former footballer for the 27 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Central Coast Mariners has been committed to stand trial over 28 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: rape allegations, and Gal Torrez has pleaded not guilty to 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: charges of rape, assault, deprivation of liberty and intimidation. The 30 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: Colombian born footballer, who has stood down from the Mariners 31 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: in the wake of the allegations, will face a trial 32 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: starting the twenty fourth of March next year, a year 33 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: to the date since the alleged defenses took place in Terregle. 34 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: The UK has agreed to hand Mauritius its last African 35 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: colony after thirteen rounds of negotiations and international pressure over 36 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: more than fifty years. The Chagos Islands are a series 37 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: of adults in the Indian Ocean, with a US military Base, 38 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: Sport and Entertainment and X in Sport, Melbourne Storm coach 39 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: Craig Bellamy says he's not interested in the coaching gig 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: for the new South Wales Blues State of Origin squad. 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: Three AFL clubs have announced their best and fairest players overnight, 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: Brisbane co captain Lockey Neil claiming the Merit Murray Medal 43 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: by a margin of just one vote. Gelongs Max Homes 44 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: finished way out in front to win the Kaji Grieves Medal. 45 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: Essendon captain Zach Merritt was another runaway winner, taking home 46 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: his fifth Criighton Medal. And the Women's T twenty World 47 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: Cup has begun in Dubai. Bangladesh has beaten Scotland by 48 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: sixteen runs, while Pakistan's defeated Sri Lanka by thirty one. 49 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: Australia begins its campaign against Sri Lanka tomorrow night. In 50 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: entertainment news, much loved former TV host Fiona McDonald has 51 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: died after battling Motion your Own disease. The sixty seven 52 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: year old announced to own death on social media in 53 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: a message released by her sister, saying she made the 54 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: decision after much soul searching. To cease all medical supports. 55 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: Fiona McDonald was famous for the game show It's a 56 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: Knockout and for her early work with puppet agro on Wombat. 57 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: And that is the latest from the Nova Podcast team. 58 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: We'll see later on. For another update, I'm Susie Thompson.