1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: Well, welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Well, a 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: new report is laying bare the risks of espionage and 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: foreign interference in Australia. It's found the politicians, academics and 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: industry leaders are the most likely to be targeted by 5 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: foreign spice, while the government is warning media companies that 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: other countries may attempt to intimidate them into staying silent 7 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 1: about controversial issues. Well, a war of words is heating 8 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: up between the Prime Minister and Opposition leader as both 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: sides of politics gear up their election pitchers. An then 10 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: now Benezi has criticized mister Dutton as coldhearted and nasty 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: after we've out to force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies 12 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: on Australia Day. But the Opposition leader has hit back, 13 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: saying the PM shouldn't be resorting to character attacks. 14 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: I know the Prime Minister carries on with this, but frankly, 15 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: I think the Prome minist is pretty unhinged in some 16 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: of his comments at the moment, and not much of 17 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 2: it based in fact. So I wouldn't look at the 18 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 2: political stunt, so I'd look at the failures that he's 19 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: presiding over. 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: Well, charges are being laid against people accused of looting, 21 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: fire rubbish neighborhoods in LA. About fifty people have been 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: arrested accused of burglary. Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hockmann 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: says two people are accused of stealing more than three 24 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars worth of goods from a property. 25 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 3: They went ahead and committed residential first degree residential burglary 26 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 3: and looting during an emergency an evacuation situation in a 27 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 3: house in Mandeville Canyon. They have been charged with first 28 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: degree residential burglary. They've been charged with looting. They've been 29 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 3: charged with grand theft. 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: Well. The desktop from the devastating fires stands at twenty four. 31 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: Close to two dozen people, though are still missing. Some 32 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: economists are warning the falling Aussie dollar could delay a 33 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: cut in interest rates. The weak of reading compared to 34 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: the US dollar is expected to drive up import costs, 35 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: which could push inflation even higher. The Reserve Bank will 36 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 1: make its NeXT's decision in mid February. And a house 37 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: has been destroyed after collapsing down a hill in a 38 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: landslide in Victoria. It' sport Entertainment are next to sport 39 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: a Nick Curios, who's turning his attention to doubles after 40 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: his disappointing straight sets loss. A twenty nine year old, 41 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: says he wants to enjoy what could be his final 42 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: Australian Open. 43 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: Playing doubles with the NASTI one of my good mates. 44 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: We've won this event before, but we owe it to 45 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: each other. I think to go out there in front 46 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 2: of the crowd and just have a bit of. 47 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: Fun advancing Today Melbourne Park and Marotocanu, Thomas Fritz, Daria 48 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: Kassakina and Holgo Runa Entertainment News Now and more shows 49 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: have been added to the Drake Tour down Under to 50 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: meet demand. There'll be a third Brisbane and fifth Sydney Day, 51 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: with tickets to go on sale Wednesday at one pm. 52 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: Tallis Swift is tipped to be in the bleachers as 53 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey's team hits the playoffs, the NFL star hinting 54 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 1: that his girlfriend wouldn't miss it, and two major award 55 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: shows are going ahead despite La gruppling with these devastating wildfires. 56 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: Will air live every second, but we'll raise funds to 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: support relief efforts. While the oscars is said to happen 58 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: March second, were the nomination voting period to be extended. 59 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: Though that's las from the nov podcast news team. I'll 60 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: have another episode of the Update for you tomorrow. I'm 61 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Michelle Stevenson.