1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: And I'm welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Well, 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: there are calls today for the Energy Minister to be 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: sacked over a power bill hike for millions of Ossie's. 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: The Energy Regulator hands approved an increase to baseline prices 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: of up to nine percent. They're blaming outages at coal 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: fired power plants liberally to Peter Dutton says Chris Bowen 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: hasn't done enough to keep bills down. 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 2: I think it's time for Chris Bowen to be sacked 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 2: and I think the Prime Minister should accept that Chris 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: Bowen has been a total failure as the energy minister 11 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: in this country. Chris Bowen and Anthony Albersi have presided 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: over a broken promise of a two hundred and seventy 13 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: five dollars electricity cut. 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: But the Energy Minister says people should chop around for 15 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: the best deal. 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 3: Around eighty percent of Australians aren't on the cheapest offer available. Again, 17 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 3: I think these figures show an important opportunity to remind 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 3: Australians that you can do better and shop around for 19 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: a better deal. 20 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: Anthony albit Easy urging shoppers to buy Ossie Mayd after 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: the US enforced tariffs on our steel and aluminium exports, 22 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: anless concerned the US could target our agricultural and pharmaceutical 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: exports next. The PM says there's still hope of securing 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: an exemption, but it won't happen straight away. 25 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 4: Our government will always stand up for Australian jobs and 26 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 4: Australian industries. All Australians can join this effort and support 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 4: our industries by taking the opportunity to buy Australian. 28 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: The Immigration Minister has revealed an official investigation has been 29 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: launched into an American influencer who filmed US off separating 30 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: a baby wombat from its mother. Now Tony Burke has 31 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: revealed the Department is going over the hunting influencer's visa 32 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: just to determine whether she should be deported. Blades longer 33 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: than twenty centimeters are being banned Victoria from September first. 34 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: Anyone caught carrying a machete will phase two years JOEL 35 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: or fines of more than forty seven thousand dollars, and 36 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: insurers have received more than forty four thousand claims of 37 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: the wake of ex tropical cyclone Alfred. The Insurance Council 38 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: says assessors are on the ground helping customers in affected regions. 39 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: Sport and Entertainment Next to Sport and former Ossie cricketized 40 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: to A mcguil has been found guilty over his role 41 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: in a cocaine deal. A jury found the former spoinballer 42 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: not guilty of taking part in a large commercial drug 43 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: supply though, but guilty of the lesser charge. He is 44 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: due to be sentenced later this year. In Your Entertainment 45 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: News Now and another Nepo baby has hit the Paris 46 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: Fashion Week runway, Nicole Kibben and Keith Urban's daughter Sunday 47 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: Rose walking for Mumu Now. It's the second time the 48 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: sixteen year old has appeared for the label. Gunnier West 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: has put a call out for choir members as he 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: looks to restart his Sunday service the controversial Wrap Up, 51 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: posting a flyer on social media saying he's seeking vocalists 52 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: age between five and fourteen will be required to shave 53 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: their heads if selected. And Leonardo DiCaprio has unleashed on 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: the Albanezi government saying a wa Mind expansion will destroy 55 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: critical habitat The Oscar winner taking to in start to 56 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: condemn the government for giving the green light to the 57 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: project in WA's Puel region. It's in opposed to his 58 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: eighty million followers. That's the latest from it. The Nova 59 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: podcast news team will have another episode of the update 60 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: for you tomorrow, I'm sure. Stevenson