1 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 2: Well. 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: The Treasurer, says the Ossie economy is among the strongest 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: in the world, even as debt injures closer to one 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: trillion dollars. The final budget outcome it shows income tax 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: collection helped reduce the deficit to ten billion dollars over 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: the past financial year, but debt remains stubbornly high. Jim 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: Chalmers admits more work needs to be done to bring 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: that debt down. However, he does maintain we're still in 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: a good position. 11 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 3: This gives us one of the strongest budgets and economies 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: in the G twenty. Australians should be proud of the 13 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: progress that we've made in our budget and in our economy, 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 3: but we acknowledge as a government that there is more 15 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 3: work to do. 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: But Liberal leader Susan Lee is hit back. She says, 17 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: clearly Labor isn't doing enough. 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: This is a government that doesn't know how to restrain 19 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: its own spending and we know that it is future 20 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: generations that will be asked to back Labour's debt. 21 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: The federal government, meantime, says it's monitoring the latest triple 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: zero fault affecting Optisk customers. Yesterday, about five one thousand 23 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: people did not have access to the emergency services in 24 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: the New South Wales Illawarra region. The opposition is pushing 25 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: for an inquiry into the entire Triple zero system. All 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: lunchtime shoppers have been forced to flee in terror as 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: the stolen suv was driven at speed down Melbourne's Burk 28 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: Street Mall One. One was hit by car. She's now 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: being treated in hospital. Police say they've arrested fourteens aged 30 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: between fifteen and seventeen. The profit from illegal cigarettes and 31 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: vapes is now outstripping what crime syndicates make from the 32 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: top five drugs combined. Gangs reaped ten billion dollars in 33 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: illicit smokes in twenty twenty four and OSSI's are again 34 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: proving they love to travel, even in the face of 35 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: cost of living pressures. Two thirds of US are planning 36 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: to take a trip this spring, with eleven percent headed abroad. 37 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: The Tourism and Transport Forum found New Zealand is the 38 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: most common overseas at nation. It'sport and entertainment are next 39 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: just sport and the celebrations continue for Brisbane after their 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: AFL Grand Final win. Their victory over the Cats means 41 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: they become the first club to win five flags since 42 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: the year two thousand. Star Cam Rainer says it's still 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: sinking in unbelievable. I think I reckon I went trump 44 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: last years that was the best obviously to be down 45 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: of all year and then to come out and do 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: it again was unbelievable. And Storm half back Jerome Hughes 47 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: admits he thought his season was over after breaking his 48 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: arm just three weeks ago. The half back will steer 49 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: Melbourne's attack on Sunday's Grand Final against the Broncos after 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: a remarkably short recovery. In entertainment news now, more details 51 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: are emerging about Selena Gomez's star studded wedding to Benny 52 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: Blancot the weekend. It's been revealed Taylor Swift and Ed 53 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: Cherrim we're among those to deliver speeches honoring the newly 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: weds at their California reception. Lollly Young is apparably doing 55 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: okay after collapsing on stage in New York. The twenty 56 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: four year old seemed to have suffered a medical emergency, 57 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: but since addressed her collapse on social media, thanking concern 58 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: fans for their support, and the Super Bowl halftime entertainment 59 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: has been locked in. After Adele reportedly turned down the gig, 60 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny said to become the first 61 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: Latino to headline the biggest game of the NFL solo. 62 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: That's the latest from NEV podcast news team. I'll have 63 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: another episode of the Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.