1 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Ash Gardner. Whether lashing 2 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: much of the country's east coast is expected to peak today. 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: Parts of New South Wales and Queensland have already copped 4 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: a drenching, with more wet weather on the way, prompting 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: flood warnings. The Federal Health Minister is calling on Monash 6 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: IVF to release a review into an IVF bungle after 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: the fertility company opted not to make it public. The 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: fertility specialist confirming two embryo mix ups in Brisbane and 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: Melbourne were the result of human error. A woman in 10 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: her thirties is now assisting WA police with their inquiries 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: after a baby's body was found in a storm water 12 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: drain in Perth. Please say the woman is receiving appropriate 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: care and support. The Prime Minister has refused to label 14 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: the algal bloom crisis in South Australia a natural disaster. 15 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: The PM pledging six million dollars in funding for council 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: grants and research the final Dave. The Federal Government's economic 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: Roundtable kicks off in cambrid today. Business union and political 18 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: leaders will discuss budget sustainability and its role in raising 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: productivity and wages. Israeli stepping up its military action with 20 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: a plan to occupy all of Gaza. Sixty thousand reservers 21 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: have been called on ahead of a planned ground offensive, 22 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: while foreign allies have condemned the plan. French President Emmanuel 23 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: Macron says at risks plunging the region into a cycle 24 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: of permanent war. Russia has stepped up its military assault 25 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: on Ukraine. NATO has been scrambling to send German fighter 26 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: jets to the border of Romania and Ukraine after a 27 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: Russian drone attack hit dangerously close to Romanian territory. It 28 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: comes in the aftermath of peace talks hosted by US 29 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: President Donald Trump, and a new moon has been spotted 30 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: orbiting Uranus. A team of researchers spotted it while using 31 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: NASA's web taliscope to entertainment. News are next. The AFL 32 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: is expected to provide an update on Isaac Rankin today 33 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: after granting Adelaide's request for more time to respond to 34 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: the league's investigation. It follows the probe into allegations a 35 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: homophobic SLU was directed at a Collingwood player. Rankin did 36 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: not train with his teammates yesterday, the final round of 37 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: the regular AFL season kicks off tonight with Carlton up 38 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: against Essendon. Dylan Schill is set to line up for 39 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: one last game for the Bombers, with the veteran named 40 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: to face the Blues. Round twenty five NRL Action kicks 41 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: off tonight the rabbit O's take on the Dragons. All 42 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: eyes will be on Alex Johnston, the rabbit O's wing 43 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: and needs four tries to break Kevin Irvine's premiership record 44 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: of two hundred and twelve. Well Mainly are holding onto 45 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: hope of playing finals despite sliding out of the NRL's 46 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: top eight. The Sea Eagles will need to win their 47 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: last three games to have a chance of qualifying. Skipper 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: Dally Cherry Evans says they will fight the end. We 49 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: still have a glimmer of hope and we are going 50 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: to hold onto that and I hope that comes out 51 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: through our performance this weekend. In entertainment news, Robbie Williams 52 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: has revealed his new album features a song written from 53 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: the perspective of the Stalker. The format Take That Star 54 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: is set to release the album, titled Britpop in October, 55 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: and Pierce Brosnan has revealed he would consider reprising his 56 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: role as James Bond if the director has something good 57 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: up his sleeve for the character. The seventy two year 58 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: old admits he's not sure how many people would want 59 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: to see as Senior Double O seven. And that's latest 60 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: from the Nova Podcast news team. We'll have another episode 61 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: of the Update for you later