1 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to the update. I'm Mary Anne Harris. 2 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: There are reports a surge in fuel theft of up 3 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: to fifty percent is sweeping the nation as petrol and 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: diesel prices hit new highs. The crime also being driven 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: by the rising cost of living, with service station cameras 6 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: revealing many of the thieves are first time offenders. This 7 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: comes after Prime Minister Anthony Albonezi yesterday called on Australians 8 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: to support each other in these uncertain times. 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 2: Take what you need. This isn't toilet paper that's been 10 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: piled up in some garages, taxually fuel and that's not 11 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: sensible on a range of levels. One that's not doing 12 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: the right thing by a fellow Australia, but importantly as well, 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: it can be dangerous. 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: Darwin's ambulance services under scrutiny after reaching a critical failure 15 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: point this weekend, as sixty one triple zero calls were 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: abandoned and twenty nine life threatening or urgent emergencies were 17 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: left outstanding for periods of up to five hours. While 18 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: no one died as a result of the delays, the 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: conditions of patients deteriorated as they waited. New research has 20 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: exposed a major gap between estimated elder abuse cases and 21 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: those actually recorded in Australian hospitals. While surveys suggest up 22 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,839 Speaker 1: to fifteen percent of seniors experience abuse each year, data 23 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: shows only a fraction of those cases are being identified. 24 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 1: The US is considering sending another ten thousand service members 25 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: to the Middle East. According to reports, it would take 26 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: at least two weeks to move that many troops to 27 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: the region. If it happens, up to seventeen thousand US 28 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: troops would be in the conflict zone. And Tiger Woods 29 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: has been released on bail after spending eight hours behind 30 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: bars following his arrest on charges of driving under the 31 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: influence after rolling his car in a crash in Florida 32 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: in time. Major Champion was also charged with property damage 33 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: and refusal to submit to a lawful test after the 34 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: fifty year old rolled his car, which clipped a truck. 35 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: Sport and Entertainment News are next to Sport and the 36 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: Bombers had their hopes for a win dashed after North 37 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 1: Melbourne took them down eighty one to sixty nine last night. 38 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: The twelve point de fetes Essendon sixteenth straight, teetering on 39 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: its worst ever losing streak of seventeen games when it 40 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: faces Worst and Bulldogs next week. Meanwhile, Freemantle beat Richmond 41 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: one hundred and three to forty three and Brisbane took 42 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: down Saint Kilda one hundred and thirteen to eighty and 43 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: NFL ticket prices for the Melbourne game have been released 44 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: as standing spot at the MCG will cost ninety five dollars, 45 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: while a general seat will set you back one hundred 46 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: and forty. In entertainment, news, tributes continue to flow for 47 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: Back to the Future and Top Gun actor James Tolkien, 48 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: who started the age of ninety four. The Hollywood star 49 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: was well known for his role as high school teacher 50 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: mister Strickland in Back to the Future and the cigar 51 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: smoking commanding officer Stinger in Top Gun. But you remember 52 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: one thing. You screw up just this much, you'll be 53 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: flying a cargo playing full of Rubbert dog shitt out 54 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: of Hong Kong. It's Cirtain And that's the latest from 55 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: the Nova Podcast news team. We'll have another episode of 56 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: the update for you later.