1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm to Lisa Writer. The 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: federal opposition is blaming Labour's poor economic management for a 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: surge in the number of oussies seeking help to pay 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: their power bills. New data it shows more than one 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty thousand households and now on electricity hardship programs. 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: Shadow Energy Minister Teed O'Brien says the government's management of 7 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: the greed is still flawed. 8 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: So we now have every single week since Albanzi came 9 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: to office, every week an additional five hundred and sixty 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 2: families have signed up for hardship arrangements. 11 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: There's fears of looming strike action at airports across the 12 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: country during the busy Christmas period. One thousand quantis baggage 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: handle its are threatening to take industrial action over paying conditions. 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: Severe public backlash over a decision not to celebrate Australia 15 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: Day on the twenty sixth of jan has forced a 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: major hotel group to issue an apology. Australian Venue Co, 17 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: which owns around two hundred pubs across the country, says 18 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: it regrets the concern and confusion their decision has caused. 19 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: The company says it will continue to take bookings from 20 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: patrons wishing to celebrate Australia's National Day. It's hoped an 21 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: overhaul of the Australian Defense Force will help drive recruitment. 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: The Federal garvas looking at implementing new policies to improve 23 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: the welfare personnel in response to the Royal Commission into 24 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: Defense and Veterans Suicide. Senator Bridget mackenzie says adopting most 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: of the inquiri's recommendations will help address culture issues within 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: the force. Let's a start. 27 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 3: You know, our ADF personnel serve our nation with bravery 28 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 3: and honor, so obviously the Federal Coalition will be working 29 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 3: with the Government to expeditionally roll out these recommendations as 30 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 3: soon as possible for the sake of our veterans and 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 3: future retention and recruitment opportunities. 32 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: And Oxford Dictionary has named brain rot as its word 33 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: of the year. The term refers to consuming a high 34 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: volume of low quality and mind numbing content online. Sport 35 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,279 Speaker 1: and entertainment are next in sport all round of Mitchell 36 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: Marsh has a rind in Adelaide ahead of the Second 37 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: Test and insists he'll be good to go to face India. 38 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: He's been under a fitness cloud after pulling up saw 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: in Perth, but Marsh says he'll be in the eleven 40 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: and Ossie Jack Dewan is said to make his Formula 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: One debut in Abu Dhabi Alpine, confirming French driver Esteban 42 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: Akhon has been released ahead of the final Grand Prix 43 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: of the season. In entertainment news, Angelina Joli has had 44 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: a major win in a legal battle against ex Brad Pitt. 45 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: The judges ruled the two time Oscar winner must handover 46 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: documents and communications which could prove he was abusive to 47 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: his ex wife and their children. Quin Camilla will miss 48 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: the ceremonial welcoming during the Qatari state visit as she 49 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: continues to battle ill health. Buckingham Palette says her Majesty 50 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: still has the lingering side effects of her chest infection. 51 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: And Kate Winslet has broken down in a new interview 52 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: after recalling being fat shamed during her career. Speaking to 53 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: the US version of sixty Minutes, the World Round actress 54 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: said the ridicule she received in the early days was appalling, 55 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: but she no longer cares about the criticism and that's 56 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: the latest from the Nova Podcast newsroom. We'll have another 57 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: episode of the Update for you later on