1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Well and welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. The 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: federal government admits Snapchat could be exempt from proposed social 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: media age restrictions. Labor plans to ban under sixteens from 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: platforms like Instagram and TikTok, but under the current proposal, 5 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: teams would be allowed to continue accessing messaging services. Communications 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: Minister Michelle Rowland says Snapchat could fit into that category. 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 2: Snapchat under the Online Safety Act, depending on how it's defined, 8 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: could for within that definition. But we will go through 9 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: in a methodical way, through having these criteria and the 10 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: East Safety Commissioner applying what will be a very transparent process. 11 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: Well. Shadow Minister David Coleman says it doesn't make sense. 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 3: The idea of exempting Snapchat from social media laws. It's 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 3: like saying you're going to pass a law in relation 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 3: to supermarkets, but you're going to exempt woolwords. It is 15 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 3: absolutely absurd. 16 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: The federal government is heralding the latest employment data saying 17 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: it shows it has the right policies in place. According 18 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: to the ABS, almost sixteen thousand jobs were created in October, 19 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: with the overall unemployment rate holding steady at four point 20 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: one percent. Senior Minister mat Keyo says inflation is moderating 21 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: while wages are improving and jobs are growing. 22 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 4: This shows that the work that we've been doing in 23 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 4: trying to help people with cost of living pressure but 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 4: also keep that downward pressure on inflation whilst investing in 25 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 4: things that help grow the economy, supporting manufacturing, supporting the 26 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 4: resources industry, are paying the dividends that. 27 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: We need to see. Federal police have disrupted an attempt 28 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: to import more than two hundred and fifty kilos of 29 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: a dangerous drug into the country. Cocaine contains a mixture 30 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: of MDMA, ketamine and other substances, but rarely cocaine. A 31 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: twenty one year old Citney Man's been arrested. Republicans have 32 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: now won control of the House, cementing a clean sweep 33 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: under Donald Trump, the party picking off Democrats in competitive 34 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: districts as counting continued following last week's election, handing the 35 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: President elector unified Congress to enact his agenda, and Australia's 36 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: on track to fall short of its housing targets by 37 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: two hundred thousand dwellings. The Housing Industry Association estimates around 38 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: nine hundred and seventy six thousand will be built in 39 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: the next five years. That's a far cry from the 40 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: one point two million target Sport Entertainment Next to Sport, 41 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: A Giant's AFL captain Toby Green has revealed a near 42 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: death experience while serving in Bali. He says after being 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: dumbed by a huge wave, he had to be rescued 44 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: by a jet ski driver. And Josh Giddy's Chicago Bulls 45 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: of pipped the New York Knicks one hundred and twenty 46 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: four to one to twenty three in the NBA. In 47 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: Entertainment News now, and Lady Gaga apparently has a new 48 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: acting role in the works. The star is slated to 49 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: appear in season two of the Netflix smash Wednesday, Kim 50 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: kardashi In admits it's pretty tough raising four kids on 51 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: her own, weeks after a source claimed that Kanye is 52 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: an absentee dad. The Skims founder confessing that despite having 53 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: support systems in place, she sometimes feels overwhelmed. And Ryan 54 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: Reynolds has clarified which of his kids. Tellers Swift is 55 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: godmother too, after the singer put the relationship on her socials, 56 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: The act are revealing she's the godparent to his and 57 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: Blake Lively's three daughters. That's Lake's from the other podcast 58 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: news team. We'll have another episode of The Update for 59 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.