1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to the update. Unhiding Tiltan's The Federal 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Opposition warns new spending measures in the media budget update 3 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: could push inflation even higher. The nation's finances will be 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: twenty seven billion dollars in the read this financial year, 5 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: driven partly by weakness in the Chinese economy. Shadow treasurer 6 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: Angus Taylor says the government should be slashing spending. 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 2: What we see in this update is read ink as 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 2: far as the eye can see in the headline cash 9 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 2: balance two hundred and thirty three billion dollars of read ink. 10 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 2: It's over twenty three thousand dollars for every Australian household 11 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 2: over the next four years. 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: Medical experts being deployed to Vanawatu expect the Pacific nation's 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: healthcare system will be overwhelmed in the wake of a 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,319 Speaker 1: major earthquake. The magnitude seven point three quake is left 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: at least fourteen people dead and one hundreds more injured, 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: with Australia also offering up search and rescue team. Kathleen 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: McDermott from the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Center 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: says they're heading into a challenging situation. 19 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: Vanawatas declared a state of emergency from quite as severe 20 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 3: earthquake as you know. We're expecting that there'll be fatalities. 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 3: We're expecting that there'll be a number of injuries, and 22 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 3: that the local healthcare system will almost likely be overwhelmed 23 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 3: and require assistance. 24 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: Former broadcaster Alan Jones has spoken outside court after being 25 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: hit with an additional eight historical abuse charges. He's now 26 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: facing a total of thirty four charges following an investigation 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching incidents between two 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: thousand and one and twenty nineteen. Mister Jones says he 29 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 1: intends to clear his name. 30 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 4: I have never indecently assaulted these people. The law assumes 31 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 4: that I'm not guilty, and I am not guilty. That's 32 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 4: all I can say at the moment that I am 33 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 4: emphatic that I'll be defending every charge before a jury 34 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:58,559 Speaker 4: in due course. 35 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: Drivers are being warned over a rise in accidents in 36 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: car parks ahead of the holidays. NuData shows a high 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: number of shopping center prayings during peak times as shoppers 38 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: are out and about snapping up last minute Christmas gifts. 39 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: The killing of a US healthcare boss has been treated 40 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: as an act of terror. Luigi Mangioni has been charged 41 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: with three offenses, accused of using a homemade gum to 42 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: shoot Brian Thompson as he exited a New York hotel, 43 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: and two NASA astronauts stuck at the International Space Station 44 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: have been given more bad news. The pair went on 45 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: an eight day mission in June, but their faulty capsule 46 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: had to return home empty. The Space Agency is now 47 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: revealed their rescue mission has been pushed back yet again 48 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: to April. Sport and Entertainment annexed in sports, Scott Boland 49 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: is expected to be recalled for the Boxing day test 50 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: at the MCG after Josh Hazelwood picked up a calf 51 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: injury during warm up on Day four. Crow's defender Luke 52 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: nan kervis assigned a two year contract extension until at 53 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: least it's the end of twenty twenty seven, and the 54 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: NBA is overhauling its NBA All Stars Game. Next year's 55 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,839 Speaker 1: edition will feature four teams playing three games in one 56 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: night in a race to forty points format. In entertainment news, 57 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: Madonneras tease some new music maybe on the way, the 58 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: singer posting photos from a studio session with music producer 59 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: Stuart Price, who helped craft Confessions on a dance floor 60 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: nearly twenty years ago. Olivia Rodrigo has landed her first 61 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: long com campaign, the singer partnering with the Beauty Giant 62 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: bringing back the statement Lipstick and Rebel. Wilson and Anna 63 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: Kendrick have enjoyed a mini Pitch Perfect reunion in Aspen, 64 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: the stars enjoying some time on the slopes, sparking rumors 65 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: a fourth installment of the hit movie might be in 66 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: the works. And that's the latest from the Nova Podcast 67 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: news team. We'll have another episode of the Update for 68 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: you tomorrow