1 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Ash Gartner. A natural 2 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: disaster declaration has been issued for six local government areas 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: after bush fires ripped through parts of the New South 4 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: Wales Central Coast. Firefighters battled seventy fires over the weekend. 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: Residents have started returning home to assess the damage. Twenty 6 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: homes in total were lost, sixteen on the Central Coast 7 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: and another four on the mid North Coast. New polling 8 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: has revealed nearly seventy percent of Ossie voters are backing 9 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: of social media band days out from the restrictions coming 10 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: into force. The Resolve poll shows just over a third 11 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: are confident platforms like TikTok and Instagram will manage to 12 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: keep those under sixteen off their platforms. While support for 13 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: the Coalition has plunged to a record low, Labour holds 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: a fifty five percent lead to the Coalition's forty five 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: percent on a two party preferred basis. Sports Minister Annaka 16 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: Wells is back in the spotlight after it was revealed 17 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 1: she charged tax pay it's more than four thousand dollars 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: in flights so her husband could join her three cricket events, 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: who was flowing to the boxing day Test from Brisbane 20 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: under the government's Family Reunion entitlement chaos of London's Heathrow Airport. 21 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: At least twenty people have been injured in an alleged 22 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: pepper spray attack, including a three year old girl. It's 23 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: understood a woman was robbed of her suitcase by four 24 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: men in a car park lift. Heavily armed police swarmed 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: the area, with one man arrested nearby, while the man 26 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: hunt continues for several other suspects. Lando Norris has claimed 27 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: his first F one World Championship. He finished third in 28 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: Abu Dhabi, which was enough to take out the title. 29 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: Ozzie Oscar Piastri came second in the racing and finished 30 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: third in the championship standings. 31 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: Overall, when things have been good this year, I have 32 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: felt unstoppable at points and with to even be able 33 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: to get to that point is a pretty cool, cool feeling. 34 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: Sport and to entertainment news are next. Australia has taken 35 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: a two neal lead in the Ashes after claiming an 36 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: eight wicket win in the second Test at the Gabba. 37 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: Skipper Steve Smith says it was an exciting victory. Yeah, 38 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: I mean the adrenaline was pumping at the and there 39 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: two of the English Premier Leagues because teams are coming 40 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: to Australia. Chelsea and Tottenham will headline a blockbuster London 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: derby in Sydney in August. It's all part of the 42 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: Sydney Super Cup. In their entertainment news, Donald Trump has 43 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: rolled out the red carpet at the Oval Office honoring 44 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: stars at the revamped Kennedy Awards. Sylvester Stallone and Kiss 45 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: among those to be recognized. Katie Perry and Justin Trudeau 46 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: have gone Instagram official with their relationship, the singer posting 47 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: a series of snaps with the former Canadian Prime Minister 48 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: in Japan, where she's currently performing shows on her Lifetime's Tour. 49 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: And Robert Irwin has revealed he celebrated his twenty second 50 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: birthday with an early night in South Africa, saying his 51 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: life life is dangerous and adrenaline field enough to be 52 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: out partying. He's celebrated the milestone on December one with 53 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: close friends and family. And that's latest from the Novah 54 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: Podcast news team. We'll have another episode of the update 55 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: for you later.