1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: Hi there, Welcome to the update time Sizzy Thompson. Around 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: eighty Australian athletes will take party in the opening ceremony 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: for the Olympic Games in Paris. Numbers are more restricted 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: this year because teams will travel on boats along the 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: river Sand. Canoeist Jess Fox and hockey player Eddie Okenden 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: have been named our flag bearers. Chef de Mission Animas 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: told Fox months ago, but she says it's all very 8 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: surreal given she met me as a child. 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: I've known Anna for many years and I met her 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: first when I was ten and got to see her 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 2: coming off the plane, see how gold medal felt so 12 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: inspired by who she was as an athlete, but then 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 2: getting to know her as a person has meant made 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: this so incredibly special. 15 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,959 Speaker 1: Meantime, Ossie Gold Medal BMX champ Logan Martin has been 16 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: robbed in Belgium. A van he was using was broken into. 17 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: In Brussels. Chef de Mission and Ames says he's okay, it. 18 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: Is a reality. It was unfortunate that the car was 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: broken into. What we do know is that Logan's bikes 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: are okay. That as you can appreciate when you sporting equipment. 21 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: Potentially you lose it. This close to a competition can 22 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: be quite stressful. 23 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: A contingent of Australian Federal Police have headed to Paris 24 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: assisting French authorities with the safe and secure delivery of 25 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: the Olympic and Paralympic Games. More than two thousand officers 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: from around the globe working to support the French police 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: and Defense Force. A man who was left with serious 28 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: head injuries after his boat hit a whale has been 29 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: taken off the critical list at Royal Perth Hospital. John 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: Craig is now listed as stable in the State Trauma Unit. 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: The sixty nine year old was fishing about eighteen kilometers 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: off the wa Midwest coast with his son when the 33 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: accident happened. Australian house and unit prices have risen for 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: a sixth straight quarter. Record prices were set in Brisbane, Sydney, 35 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: Adelaide and Perth over the June quarter. Leading economist doctor 36 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: Nicola Powell expects demand to remain strong despite economic pressures 37 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: and high interest rates. And A three point one magnitude 38 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: earthquake has rocked the Flinders Rangers north of Adelaide just 39 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: after midnight, while a second tremor of the same size 40 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: hit Coolgardi east of Perth about twenty minutes later. Sport 41 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: and Entertainment Next in sport, Olympic action is officially on 42 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: the way. The Aussie men's rugby sevens team survived some 43 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: early nerves to beat Samoa twenty one to fourteen in 44 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: their opening game. Then they secured a twenty one to 45 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: seven win over Kenya and five Australian Olympic water polo 46 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,839 Speaker 1: players have now tested positive to COVID. The women will 47 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: be allowed to train later today if they feel well. 48 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: They're being told to wear masks and to stay away 49 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: from high traffic areas such as the gym and performance pantry. 50 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: In entertainment news, Deadpool and Wolverine opens in Aussie cinemas today. 51 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: The trailer broke global viewing records of three hundred and 52 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: sixty five million views back in February. And that is 53 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: the latest from the Nova podcast team. We'll see later 54 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: on for another update. I'm Susie Thompson, MHM.