1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Sissy Thompson. The death 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: toll has now reached fourteen after an earthquake flattened buildings 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: and caused landslides in Vanuatu, where more than two hundred 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: people have been hospitalized. The magnitude seven point three tremor 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: hit Port Villa with multiple aftershocks. Foreign Minister Penny wongsairs 6 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: emergency and medical personnel are heading up today. 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: We've also reached out through our High Commissioner. We will 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: provide whatever assistance is required. I say to the people 9 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: of Vanuatu, you are family and Australia is here to help. 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: Quantus and the Transport Workers Union have agreed on a 11 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: compensation payout for illegally sacked workers. The National Carrier will 12 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: set up a fund of one hundred and twenty million 13 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: dollars which will go to eighteen hundred workers who are 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: unlawfully laid off in twenty twenty. The payments will be 15 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: made from next year. A man aged in his fifties 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: has died after being pulled unresponsive from the surf at 17 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. CPR was given by 18 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: lifeguards and paramedics at the scene. In Catherine Hill Bay, 19 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: but the fifty five year old could not be saved. 20 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: Police in Melbourne's West have arrested five youths after an 21 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: incident which began with an overnight robbery with a machete. 22 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: A fifteen year old was threatened in Caroline Springs, with 23 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: the group taking his phone and forcing him to withdraw cash. 24 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: About an hour later, officers pulled up behind a VW 25 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: at a Taylor's Hill servo when the car reversed into 26 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: the police vehicle. The group, aged fifteen to nineteen, will 27 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: face Sunshine Magistrates Court in March. The WA Premier Roger 28 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: Cook's hope for the state's public hospital nurses will accept 29 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: their latest pay offer. The new deal includes wage rises 30 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: of more than eighteen percent for some classifications. Union members 31 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: have until Sunday to vote. 32 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: I'd love the nurses to get a Christmas present this year, 33 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 3: a new pay wages do and we've negotiated that in 34 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: good fai with the nurses. They do an amazing job 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 3: on behalf of our community and we want them to 36 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 3: benefit from. 37 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: This new way to do sport and entertainment next in 38 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: sport Australia has taken a mighty blow in its quest 39 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: for a victory in the Third Test against India at 40 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: the Gabba. The tourists fort bravely to avoid the follow 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: on and will resume on the final day with one 42 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: wicket in hand, still one hundred and ninety three runs 43 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: behind Australia. The Sydney Thunder has had a blistering start 44 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: to the Big Bash season, beating the Adelaide Strikers by 45 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: two wickets with Sue balls remaining. Daniel Sam's the star 46 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: of the show, belting thirty one runs in the nineteenth 47 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: over to get his team home at Monica Oval. 48 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 2: Twenty three Hang on, Hang on another boundary? 49 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: Can you Believe this or that? Audio? Thanks to Fox Crickets. 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: In entertainment news, Alan Jones is due to have his 51 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: historical indecent assault and sexual touching chargers mentioned in court 52 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: for the first time today. The former radio broadcaster was 53 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: last month arrested following Strikeforce investigations into alleged incidents between 54 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: twenty one and twenty nineteen. Jones's lawyer says he denies 55 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: all wrongdoing and will defend the charges. And Australian cartoon 56 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: series Bluey is set to be made into a movie, 57 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: due for release in twenty twenty seven. Blue creator Joe 58 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: Brumm will produce the movie alongside Charlie Aspenwall and Daly Pearson. 59 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: And that is the latest from the Nova podcast team. 60 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: We'll see later on. For another update, I'm Susie Thompson.