1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: I'm welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Steinson for the 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: Opposition believes the Communications Minister misled Parliament over her knowledge 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: about the Optus outage. It's been revealed to the Utelka 4 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: informed Nika Well's offers via email on Thursday September eighteen. 5 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: The minister claimed she wasn't aware of the outage until 6 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: the Friday. Shadow Communications Minister Melissa McIntosh says the minister 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: has some explaining to do. 8 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: The minister's offer received notification on the thirdsday. The Minister 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: stood up in Parliament yesterday and told the Australian people 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: she did not find out and her office did not 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: find out until Friday. The minister has misled the Parliament. 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: But the Minister has hit back and has since claimed 13 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: Optus downplayed the severity of the issue. 14 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 3: That advice that doctors gave to both my office and 15 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 3: AKMA on Thursday afternoon was clearly incorrect, it was in 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 3: our and it was misleading. 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: The Albernezi government maintains it did not repatriate to women 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: and for children back to Australia. The Home Affairs Department 19 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: is confirmed the groups smuggled themselves out of Northern Syria. 20 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: The women followed their husbands to the region about six 21 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: years ago, where they were fighting for the terrorist group ISIS. 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: Home Affairs Mister Tony Burk has told Parliament the women 23 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: are Australian citizens and have been allowed to return home. 24 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 4: So our security agencies are constantly engaged about making sure 25 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 4: that Australians are safe. You are guaranteed as happening and 26 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 4: our agencies are working with the full professionalism you would expect. 27 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: Detectives believe a foiled at plot two killer men in 28 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: Sydney's at West stemmed from a disagreement between members of 29 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: a transnational criminal group. Three men have been charged. It's 30 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: alleged they were on their way to carry out the 31 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: planned hit during pickup time at a daycare center. The 32 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: AFA has set up new National Security Investigations AT teams 33 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,559 Speaker 1: to target groups causing harm to the country's at social cohesion. 34 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: They're already working away in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra as 35 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: part of the Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations Command, and 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 1: a shortage of properties is driven capital city rents ride 37 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: up across the country. They rose four point three percent 38 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: in the year two September. Sydney, Brisbane, led the increase, 39 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: with Adelaide the only city to see growth east sport 40 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: and entertainment to next to sport and Aussie cricket captain 41 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: Pat Cummins is out of the Ashes opener in Perth 42 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: and he may have missed the whole series. A fresh 43 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: round of scans revealed his back at stress problem has 44 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: not yet healed, leaving Steve Smith as the likely stand 45 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: in skipper to face Ben Stokes. England team players from 46 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: Australia and other leading rugby nations are being warned they'll 47 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: be banned from internationals if they join breakaway competition Rugby 48 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: three point sixty Entertainment News Now and Travis Kelsey has 49 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: given his verdict on Life of a show Girl, saying 50 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: his fiance has done it again the NFL star Who's 51 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: reference pretty heavily throughout the album, praising Taler Swift, adding 52 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: that she has put the world on tilt well. Dolly 53 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: Parton's sister is asked for prayers amid the singer street 54 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: of health issues. It's after the Country Music Icon postponed 55 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: her Vegas residency by nearly a year after doctors told 56 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: her she'd needs several procedures, and Victoria Beckham is raking 57 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: in the cash from her singing career, despite not releasing 58 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: new music in years, her royalties from the Spice Girls 59 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: and her short lived solo career netting her over three 60 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: million dollars last year alone. The Slaves from an Over 61 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: podcast news team. We'll have another episode of the Update 62 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.