1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Oh, welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson Well. The 2 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: federal government says it's moved to buy up fifty million 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: dollars of debt owed by Rex will provide certainty to 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: communities across Australia. The airline collapsed into administration last year, 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: but is still operating flights to regional centers. Federal Transport 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: Minister Catherine King says it's an important step. 7 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: The largest creditor could at any stage have put the 8 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: company into liquidation and we have been seeking to do 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: everything we can to avoid that. 10 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: But Shadow Transport Minister Bridget mackenzie says the opposition wasn't 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: properly consulted. 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: Katherine King has not picked up the phone to talk 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: to me as the Shadow Minister for Transport about her 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: plans to keep Rex flying. I would welcome the call. 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: I would welcome her approaching me to actually come up 16 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: with and develop a bipartisan approach. 17 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: A man's been tasered by police in Sydney while being 18 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: arrested over an active anti Semitic vandalism. The thirty seven 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: year old is accused of spraying offensive graffiti on a 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: synagogue in Newtown before trying to set it alight, while 21 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: has also been revealed the son of a slain Commentero's 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: banking boss is one of nine people charged over a 23 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: string of attacks in Sydney. Melbourne City traders are bracing 24 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,279 Speaker 1: for mass Australia Day protests. More than thirty thousand people 25 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: could tape to the streets on Sunday, with both Invasion 26 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: Day and pro Palestinian protesters planning to march from Parliament 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: to Flinders Street, while a small number of Pro Australia 28 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: Day protesters plan on targeting the Australian Open a Land 29 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: my clothing brand deal We'll see Maya snap up a 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: number of well known brands. The retail giant is merging 31 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: with Premiere Investments, which owns five brands including Just Jean's, 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: Portman's and Dotty At. Australia Post delivered a record number 33 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: of parcels in November and December, are three percent on 34 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: the prior year. The period was the busiest peak ever, 35 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: with a high hundred and three million packages delivered to 36 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: residents around the country. It's what Entertainment annexed to sport 37 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: and Jessica Fox admits she's had to overcome burnout after 38 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 1: winning two gold medals at the Paris Olympics. The thirty 39 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: year old is preparing for her first competition at home 40 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: since the Games, the canoe slalom Oceania Championships in Penrith, 41 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: starting tomorrow. In your entertainment news Now and it's all 42 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: systems go for the Oscars, despite organizers facing some pretty 43 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: fierce backlash for pressing ahead with the event in the 44 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: wake of the devastating LA wildfires. Now, organizers of outlined 45 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: plans to honor the city of Los Angeles at the 46 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: star studded ceremony. They say they'll be showcasing the city's 47 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: beauty as well as its resilience. Well white Lotus fans 48 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: get excited. There's already been a renewal for the fourth season, 49 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: with season three not said to air until next month. 50 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 2: Now. 51 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: While details are few and far between, the show's official 52 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: Instagram has revealed the franchise will be heading to a 53 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: new holiday destination, and Splendor in the Grass has been 54 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: canceled for the second year in a row, Organizers taking 55 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: to Facebook to let fans know that the much loved 56 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: at festival will be on another break, with plans to 57 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: return bigger and better. When the time is right. 58 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: And that's the. 59 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: Latest from the Nova Podcast news team. We'll have another 60 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: episode of the Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.