1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Susy Thompson. The acting 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: Prime Minister and his defense counterparts from Japan and the 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: United States have held talks in the Northern Territory. Richard 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: Marles announcing closer military cooperation with the two nations during 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: the trilateral Defense Minister's meeting, speaking in Darwin, Males, says 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: it's a very important statement for the region and the world. 7 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: Tributes are pouring in for three boys killed in a 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: plane crash in Victoria's Gippsland region on Saturday afternoon. Brothers 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: twenty year old Luke and sixteen year old Benny Smith, 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: and their cousin fifteen year old dust And Daily, were 11 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: killed when their small plane came down in a paddock. 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: A Perth woman who spent almost two years in a 13 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: Japanese prison is due to head to trial in the 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: coming hours. Donnal Nelson was arrested in Tokyo in January 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three after she was caused by customs officials 16 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: with almost two kilograms of meth in her suitcase. The 17 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: fifty eight year old claims she didn't know about the 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: drugs and is the victim of Nigerian scammers. Seven people 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: have been killed, while Ukraine's power grid has been severely 20 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: damaged in a Russian airstrike. Moscow launched one hundred and 21 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: twenty missiles and ninety drones in the attack, and the 22 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: Federal government has released its CHEXS transition plan outlining how 23 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: the payment method will be phased out. They will stop 24 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: being issued by the thirtieth of June twenty twenty eight, 25 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: and will stop being accepted by September of twenty twenty nine. 26 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: The government's also planning to set up an inquiry to 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: examine how accepting cash could be mandated for businesses selling 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: essential items. Sport and entertainment. Next in sport, the Wallabies 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: have done it again to keep their Grand Slam dream alive, 30 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: this time smashing Whales fifty two points to twenty. In Cardiff, 31 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: hatricks for Matt Fesler and Tom Wright have handed the 32 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: Welsh a record eleventh straight defeat. The twenty twenty four 33 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: Supercar season has ended in extraordinary drama. Newly crowned champion 34 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,639 Speaker 1: Will Brown stormed from last to first to claim victory 35 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: at the Adelaide five hundred. In entertainment news, meantime, fans 36 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: of Cold Chisel have been treated to a show to 37 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: remember at the Adelaide five hundred last night. Jimmy Barnes 38 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: put on a spectacular show to mark the twenty fifth 39 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: anniversary of the motorsport events, and a pocketwatch gifted to 40 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: the captain of a steamship that rescued more than seven 41 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: hundred Titanic passengers has gone under the hammer at auction, 42 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: the timepiece selling for more than three million dollars. And 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: that is the latest from the Nova Podcast team. We'll 44 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: see later on for another update, I'm Susie Thompson.