1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the Update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Oprah Winfrey 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: has spoken to the Party Faithful at the Democratic National Convention, 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: insisting America is still a friendly country. The talk show 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: host pledging her support behind Kamala Harris to become the 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: next president, urging Americans to choose common sense of a nonsense. 6 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: We are not so different from our neighbors. When a 7 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: race or religion. We don't wonder who their partner is 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: or how they vote it. We just try to do 10 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: the best we can to save them. And if the 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, we 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: try to get that cat out too well. 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: VP Elect Tim Wills delivered a rousing call to action 14 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: for voters. We're down a field goal, but we're on offense, 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: and we've got the ball. We're driving down the field. 16 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: Add boy, do we have the right team? 17 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: Kamala Harris is top, Kamala Harris is experienced, and Karmala 18 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: Harris is ready. 19 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: The federal government says new mums and dads will be 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire 21 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: Under changes to paid parental leave. Proposed legislation adding a 22 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: twelve percent super contribution to the Commonwealth payment has been 23 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: introduced into Parliament. If they pass, the changes will kick 24 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: in from July next year. The Greens, meantime, are slamming 25 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: planned and DIIS reforms, saying they're a great betrayal of 26 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: people with a disability. The changes have passed the Senate 27 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: with the support of the Coalition and are aimed at 28 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: raining in the cost of the scheme, cracking down on fraud, 29 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: and clarifying what supports will be funded. A passenger has 30 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: been arrested by federal authorities after opening the emergency exit 31 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: door of a Jetstar plane in Melbourne. The aircraft was 32 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: parked in front of a gate when the door was 33 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: opened and the evacuation slide deployed, and dozens of writers 34 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: have been safely evacuated from a popular rollercoaster on the 35 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: Gold Coast. The fifty million dollar leve ethan at SeaWorld 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: was stopped after a censor was activated, trapping thrill seekers 37 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: for up to an hour. It swant entertainment to annext 38 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: to sport. In Australia's bowling attack has been resting up 39 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: ahead of a big summer of cricket. Pat Cummins is 40 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: enjoying two months off bowling in preparation for the Test 41 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: series against India. In entertainment News Now and Chris Martin 42 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: has covered a Taylor Swift song at his concert in Vienna. 43 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: The Got Play front man performing a version of Love 44 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: Story for fans, two weeks after she was forced to 45 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: cancel her performances due to a terrorism threat there well. 46 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: Another dose of star power has been added to the 47 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: list of performers at the next month's MTV Video Music Awards. 48 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: Lenny Kravitz, Halsey and Benson Boone will now join a 49 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: lineup which already includes Sabrina Carpenter and Katie Perry and 50 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: Ozzie Breakdancer Raygun has revealed her next move after being 51 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: ruthlessly mocked for her Olympic Games performance. The thirty six 52 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: year old internet sensation has signed with an influence a 53 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: talent agency after being catapulted into international stardom. That's the 54 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: latest form the Nervo podcast news team. We'll have another 55 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: episode of the Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.