1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the update. I'm to Lisa Ryder. 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: The Liberal leader is doubling down on his push for 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Australia to stay out of any peacekeeping operations in Ukraine. 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: The Prime Minister says he will consider any requests to 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: assist European countries if a peace deal is eventually struck, 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: but Peter dutta And says that's the wrong approach in. 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 2: Terms of whether we should have boots on the ground 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: in Ukraine, I don't support that. I think the Europeans 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: have that task and I think what President Trump's pointed 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: out is that the Europeans need to do more in 11 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: the defense of Europe and that's a statement. 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: Of the obvious. The US has announced it it's pausing 13 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: all military aid to Ukraine, effective immediately. It comes just 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: days after Donald Trump came to blows with Vladimir Zelenski 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: at the White House. Australia's gender pay gap has narrowed, 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: but working women are still twenty eight thousand dollars a 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: year worse off than the average man. According to data 18 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: from the Workplace Gender and Equality Agency, women earn seventy 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: eight cents on average for every one dollar a man 20 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: Earns CEO Mary Wooldrich says most companies have narrowed the gap. 21 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 3: Last year, fifty six percent of companies improved their average 22 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 3: total remuneration gender pay gap. We've also seen a big 23 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 3: increase in the number of companies doing a gender pay 24 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 3: gap analysis to understand what's driving gender differences in their workplaces. 25 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: Communities from the Queensland border as far down as Coof's 26 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: Harbor are bracing for major flooding as tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches. 27 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: The category two system is expected to make landfall somewhere 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast on Thursday or Friday. 29 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: There's been a five percent increase in drownings, with one 30 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: hundred and four people losing their lives over summer. New 31 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: South Wales recorded the highest number of drowning debts, followed 32 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: via Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. And Pope for Incis 33 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: has been placed back on a ventilator. The Vatican says 34 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: the eighty eight year old has suffered two episodes of 35 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: acute respiratory crisis and has been given an oxygen mass 36 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: to help with this breathing. Sport and Entertainment annexed in sport, 37 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Geelong and Brisbane are waiting on the AFL's decision on 38 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: whether Thursday's Round one clash shall be called off because 39 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: of Tropical Cyclone. Alfred Kat's coach Chris Scott has spoken 40 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: to the media and says he's waiting for an answer. 41 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: In cricket, Australia faces India tonight for a spot in 42 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: the Champions Trophy Final, and the Berth Wildcats will face 43 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: Melbourne United in Victoria at this Savo in their third 44 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: and final clash to book a spot in the MBL 45 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: Grant Final. In entertainment news, several big names have partied 46 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: through the night at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, 47 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: with Camellie Cobeo, Olivia Rodrigo, Mick Jagger and Katie Perry 48 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: all mingling there. While over at Elton John Celebrations, Chapel 49 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: Rohne joined him on state to perform duets of each 50 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: other's songs. Dolly Parton's husband of nearly sixty years has 51 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: passed away at the age of eighty two. The iconic 52 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: singer's taken to social media with a statement announcing the 53 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: death of Carl Dean and thanking fans for their prayers 54 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: and sympathy. And Millie Bobby Brown has hit back at 55 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: online trial was accusing her of aging badly a twenty 56 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: one year old actress, posting a video to Instagram reflecting 57 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: on her early rise to start him and how fans 58 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: seem to expect her to stay frozen in time because 59 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: of it. And that's the latest from the Nova Podcast newsroom. 60 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: We'll have another episode of the Update later on