1 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm ash Gardner. Households are 2 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: feeling the pinsh after the Reserve Bank increased interest rates 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: for the first time since twenty twenty three. The quarter 4 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: of a percent hikeseing rates now at three point eighty 5 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: five percent. Pressure is now mounting on the federal government 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: to get inflation under control. Police have carried out ballistics 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: testing in Victoria's High Country as the renewed search for 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: accused police killer Desi Freeman enters its third day. Cruise 9 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: of once again enter the Mount Buffalo National Park, and 10 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: an out of control bush fire continues to burn across 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: South Australia's Flurio Peninsula. Residents in Deep Creek, Siliton and 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: Delamere have been worn to prepare to leave with Holmes 13 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: under threat. A watch and actler remains in place. The 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: family of the Canadian backpacker who died on Gari have 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: touched down in Australia as they prepare to at the island. 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 1: The body of nineteen year old Piper James was found 17 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: on a beach surrounded by dingoes. Prince Edward has become 18 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: the first royal to break his silence so for the 19 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: recently released to Epstein files. He was quizzed on the 20 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: issue during a trip to Dubai. 21 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: I'm not sure this is the audience that is probably 22 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: the least bit interested in that. So they all came 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 2: here to listen to education solving the future. But no, 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: I think it's already important always to remember the victims 25 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: and who are the victims and all this. 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: While Sarah Ferguson's charity has been shut down after emails 27 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: between her and Jeffrey Epstein emerged, Spain has followed Australia's 28 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: late announcing plans to ban social media fro under sixteen's. 29 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: Spain's PM says it will protect kids from hate speech, 30 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: pornographic content and misinformation. Well, children are exposed to a 31 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: space they were never meant to navigate alone. We will 32 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: protect them from the digital wild West. Sport and entertainment 33 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: news are next heartbreak for laur appeal the Triple Olympia 34 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: and injuring her knee during a training camp just days 35 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: out from Milano Cortina, casting doubt over her Winter Olympic campaign. 36 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: She's been sent for an MRI. In women's crickets, South 37 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: Australia has beaten Victoria by two wickets with seven balls remaining, 38 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: and a win for LIV Golf ahead of its season 39 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: opener in Saudi Arabia this week. With World Ranking points 40 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: to now be awarded to the top ten finishes at 41 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: each tournament. W A has locked in its twenty five 42 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: man squad for the AFL State of Origin Clash. West 43 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: Coast Jake Watermen and Fremantle's Jago Amira will both feature 44 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: in the class at OPTAs Stadium on feb fourteen. Premiership 45 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: Tiger Naighthan Broad and Bulldog's ruckman Tim English also making 46 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: the cart. In entertainment news, Jason Bateman has come under 47 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: fire after quizzing Charlie XCX about not wanting kids in 48 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: a recent podcast, Bateman telling her she might find somebody 49 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: who changes her mind. Despite the Grammy winner recently getting married, 50 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: Sydney's iconic Mardi Gras after party has been canceled, seeing 51 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: scaled back celebrations this year. The event's CEO says it 52 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: was a financial decision. In the past, it's featured staffs 53 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: like Sam Smith and Kylie Minogue. And that's latest from 54 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: the Nova podcast news team. We'll have another episode of 55 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: the Update for you later.