1 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Well. The 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: PM has announced a National Day Morning to be held 3 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: next week in the wake of the Bondai terror attack. 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: January twenty second has been decided as the date in 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: consultation with a Jewish community and New South Wales government. 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Flags will fly at half master as the nation remembers 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: the fifteen victims who lost their lives and the Albinezi 8 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: has also announced Kevin Rudd will step down from his 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: role as Australia's ambassador to the US at the end 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: of March. He's taking up a position as the head 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: of a global think tank. The pmpaging tribute to some 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: of mister Rud's major milestones. 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: Particularly advancing the economic relationship between our two nations, but 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 2: also of course ensuring that ORCUS is able to proceed 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: in a way that benefits Australia, the United States as 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: well as the United Kingdom and indeed across the board. 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: While Foreign at Minnister Penny Wong also remarked on mister 18 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: Rudd's successful negotiations on a critical minerals deal with the US. 19 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 3: Which is now being implemented across multiple mining and processing projects. 20 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: Which are benefiting both our countries. It forms the basis 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 3: for US agreements with other partners, including with G seven partners. 22 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 3: Kevin's helped unlock billions of dollars in new investment and collaboration. 23 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: The federal government's handling of the Bondei terror attack has 24 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: seen support for Labour plummet. According to the latest Roy 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: Morgan research, the LP is now on fifty two percent, 26 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: just four points ahead of the Coalition. Middle aged voters 27 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: age thirty five to forty nine have marked the biggest shift, 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: with support for Labour dropping ten percent amongst that age group. 29 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: Adelaide Writers Week has been canceled after the festival board 30 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: stepped down amid the controversy around a Palestinian author. The 31 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: vessel's board rescinded its invitation to doctor Randa Abdelfatta this 32 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: week out of respect for the Jewish community, but the 33 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: decision triggered widespread withdrawals from the prom meaning the event 34 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: can't go ahead or President Donald Trump says any country 35 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: doing business with Iran will face a twenty five percent 36 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: tariff on all business with the US, effective immediately. The 37 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: announcement follows repeated threats to take action against Iran over 38 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: the deadly crackdown on protesters, and young OSSI's are leading 39 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: a push against companies allowing staff to swamp the Australia 40 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: Day public holiday for another day. A survey by the 41 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: Institute of Public Affairs found seventy two percent of eighteen 42 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: to twenty four year olds believe that offering alternative holiday 43 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: dates is wrong. It's sport and entertainment next to sport. 44 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: In Australia, cricketing grade Alissa Healy has announced her retirement. 45 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: The Aussie captain will hang up the gloves in March 46 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: following the upcoming series with India. NAFL News and Counts 47 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: forward Tyson Stengel has been granted additional leave for the 48 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: club and pre season training and a five time A 49 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: Major champion brooks at Kepka is returning to the PGA Tour. 50 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: The American is expected to make his comeback in the 51 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: Farmer's Insurance Open in California. This in entertainment news. Now 52 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: Harry Styles is praying to take New York by storm again. 53 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: There are reports the former One Direction star assigned on 54 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: for a second a residency at Madison Square Garden. Camilla 55 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: Cabello has been honored with a key to the City 56 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: of Miami. The American singer songwriter recognized for her cultural impact, 57 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: artistic achievements, and long standing connection to her hometown and 58 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: Tallas Swift has joined Adele as the only woman this 59 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: century to both an album and song each spend at 60 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: least ten weeks at number one in the US. That's 61 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: the latest from the over podcast news team. I'll have 62 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: another episode of the Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stephenson.