1 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Colla. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 2: Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Well, Jim Chalmers 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 2: is defending a surge in headline inflation, insisting the federal 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 2: government is still helping Australians with the cost of living. 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 2: The latest data shows consumer prices grew at three point 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: eight percent in the year two October, largely driven by 7 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 2: the cost of electricity in Brent. The Treasurer says the 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: thirty seven percent hike in power costs was because state 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: based energy subsidies were wound back. 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 3: We do acknowledge that through the year number was higher 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 3: than we'd like it to be, but driven partly by 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 3: temporary factors like the removal of state energy rebates. 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: Well. 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: Liberal leader Susan Lee has seized on the numbers, telling 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: Parliament the government has duped many households into believing cost 16 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: of living pressures would ease. 17 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: The Prime Minister promise the Australian people that we had 18 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: turned the corner on inflation, and his Treasurer assured that 19 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: the government had inflation under control. Today's numbers show that 20 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: Australians were misled. 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 2: Well, Anthony Albanezi has hit back. He says the withdrawal 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: of state energy subsidies were always going to drive up prices. 23 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 4: The latest figures confirm Australian households are still facing cost 24 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 4: of living pressures. We know that that is the case 25 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 4: when it comes to inflation. We also know that the 26 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 4: work has never done, which is my government is very 27 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 4: focused on cost of living measures and I'm putting that 28 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 4: downward pressure. 29 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 2: On inflation OPTAs. Since no triple zero calls have been 30 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: affected in an outage impacting fourteen one thousand Victorian customers, 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 2: the telco says the outage was caused by thieves cutting 32 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 2: through critical fiber cables while attempting to steal copp up 33 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 2: from Telco pits. His adva's premier, Chris Mins, has been 34 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: referred to IKAK for allegedly failing to keep records of 35 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: donations received for his twenty fifteen election campaign. A former 36 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: staffa is told of parliamentary inquiry. Mister Mins allegedly asked 37 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: AB's head office how to get the money into his 38 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: campaign fund. Well South Australian police have found no new 39 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: evidence in their fourth search for missing preschool at gus Lamont. 40 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 2: Officers were focused on six mine shafts near where the 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: four year old was last seen in late September, and 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: more than half of Australian's say they've regretted a purchase 43 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: made during past Black Friday sales. Consumer group Choice found 44 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 2: shoppers often feel pressure to grab a bargain during the event. 45 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: It's put entertainment annexed. Just born, there's been a massive 46 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: jump in membership for the AAFLW. A new record has 47 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: been set with close to eighty five thousand fans signing 48 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: on for the milestone at tenth season. It's an eleven 49 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: percent increase from last season. In entertainment news, Now and 50 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: Robert Erwin has taken home the Dancing with the Stars 51 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: title ten years after sister Bindi's record breaking victory. Now 52 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 2: the Aussie star had to overcome a rib injury to 53 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: take the win in a month's long quest to secure 54 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: the Mirror Ball at Trophy. Mark Stewart has been named 55 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: as the new face of American Eagle Genes following its 56 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: controversial Sydney Sweeney campaign. The brand shares jumping as much 57 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: as four percent after it was revealed to the eighty 58 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: four year old would front the Give Great Jeens campaign 59 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: for Christmas, and a major film studio was already working 60 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: out ways to continue the Wicked franchise. After Wicked for 61 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: Goods record breaking start in the box office, Universal Picks, 62 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: admitting it oz it to fans to create some sort 63 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: of follow up. That's the latest from the Neva Podcast 64 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 2: news team. I'll have another episode of the Update for 65 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.