Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson.
Speaker 2: Well.
Speaker 1: Prominent wagering companies have admitted they're not sure how much
Speaker 1: of their revenue comes from proceeds of crime. Representatives from
Speaker 1: sports Bet and tab Corp are appearing before a Senate probe,
Speaker 1: which has already heard allegations one problem gambler stole twelve
Speaker 1: million dollars to fund his betting addiction. It prompted a
Speaker 1: pretty heated exchange between Green Senator Sarah Hanson Young and
Speaker 1: the sports Bet wrap. How much of your revenue is
Speaker 1: from proceeds of crime?
Speaker 2: Do you know? I don't have a figure that you're
Speaker 2: asking for.
Speaker 1: What I'm trying to emphasize.
Speaker 2: Is we have some of it is, isn't it? I
Speaker 2: think the way I can some of it is I
Speaker 2: can try yes or no.
Speaker 1: The federal government, meantime, has refused to answer if it
Speaker 1: will strengthen the gambling advertising laws. Advocates argue that the
Speaker 1: bill should include a ban on inducements, but acting at
Speaker 1: Primate to Richard Miles says this is not currently being considered.
Speaker 2: We've looked at this issue in detail over a long
Speaker 2: period of time. There is a balance that has to
Speaker 2: be struck here and we intend to reach that balance.
Speaker 2: But in the process we've engaged in the toughest set
Speaker 2: of reforms in respect of gambling and gambling advertising that
Speaker 2: we have seen.
Speaker 1: The Treasurer is set to backtrack on part of the
Speaker 1: property tax changes unveiled in the May budget. It follows
Speaker 1: concerns that widows and domestic violence survivors could be unfairly
Speaker 1: stripped of tax concessions after a death or relationship at
Speaker 1: breakdown well One Nation is trailing behind the Coalition and
Speaker 1: Labor in Victoria according to the latest opinion polls just
Speaker 1: four months out from the state election, and the Liberals
Speaker 1: and Nationals have jumped up three points to thirty percent.
Speaker 1: The Freshwater Pole has Labor on twenty five percent, while
Speaker 1: support for One Nation has dipped three points to twenty
Speaker 1: two Victoria's penguin colonies are under threat as bird flu spreads,
Speaker 1: with fears that the virus could actually devastate the states
Speaker 1: iconic seabirds. Conservationists worn up to forty percent of penguins
Speaker 1: at Phillip Island and Saint Kilda could be wiped out
Speaker 1: if the outbreak takes hold. At a last minute reprieve
Speaker 1: for barbecue's galore. With the Aussie company surviving in all
Speaker 1: out collapse, the outdoor furniture retailer will still be shutting
Speaker 1: its stores though, as the new ownership moves to an
Speaker 1: online and wholesale model. Sport Entertainment next to Sport and
Speaker 1: Matt King says he's ready for a roller coaster ride
Speaker 1: after being named the new coach of the Blue State
Speaker 1: of Origin team. The former Blue Star takes over from
Speaker 1: series winning coach Laurie Daly and an injury concern for
Speaker 1: the Oussie cricketers. On day one of Test preparations in
Speaker 1: Brisbane ahead of the series against Bangladesh, Josh Inglis has
Speaker 1: been struck down with a report of backspasm, but is
Speaker 1: expected to recover in time for next week's opening match
Speaker 1: in Darwin. In Your Entertainment News Now, in Ariana Grande
Speaker 1: has shared a message with fans after announcing her plans
Speaker 1: to step away from public life, the scener taking a
Speaker 1: moment at her Eternal Sunshine Too in Chicago, insisting that
Speaker 1: the decision came from an empowered place.
Speaker 3: The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive
Speaker 3: or impulsive theme. It is something that I had decided
Speaker 3: to plan that I had quietly need a long time ago.
Speaker 1: Well. Bradley Cooper and Gigi hid It have sparked fresh
Speaker 1: marriage rumors after the couple was wearing matching rings. The
Speaker 1: actor and his supermodel girlfriend of three years stepping out
Speaker 1: in Paris, both with gold bands on their left hands,
Speaker 1: and there's controversy over this year's Met Gala theme. Our
Speaker 1: listers will walk the red carpet in twenty twenty seven,
Speaker 1: reflecting John Galiano, the British designer who was canceled in
Speaker 1: twenty ten after he made a series of anti Semitic
Speaker 1: and racist comments. That's the latest from the Nervo Podcast
Speaker 1: news Team'll have another episode of the Update for you tomorrow.
Speaker 1: I'm Michelle Stevenson.