1 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Ash Gardner. The seats 2 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: fire agreement between Israel and TAMAS appears to be on 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: shaky ground, forensic testing revealing one of the bodies returned 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: is not an Israeli hostage. Eight hostage remains have so 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: far been released, but only seven have been identified as hostages. 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: HAMA says it will release two more bodies tonight. While 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: the first funeral for one of the hostages has been 8 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: held in a town in Israel, hundreds lining the streets 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: to honor the twenty six year old. Two soldiers have 10 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: reportedly been taken to hospital after an incident in northern Queensland. 11 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: It's understood an army vehicle role during a training exercise 12 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: at a base near Townsville. The Defense Minister has voiced 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: his confidence in Australia's defense relationship with the US. The 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: head of the Prime Minister's meeting with Donald Trump on 15 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: Monday Miles describing our partnership with the US in the 16 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: Indo Pacific as the closest in the world. Search crew 17 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: scouring a remote South Australian property for missing boy Gus 18 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: Lamont are bracing for blistering heat today. Please sand Defense 19 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: personnel have been focusing on a five and a half 20 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: kilometer radius around the homestead where the four year olds 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: was last seen. A community in central Queensland is reeling 22 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: after a woman and two boys were killed in a 23 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: house fire, their bodies found in the remains of the 24 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: home in Gladstone. A second property has been under police 25 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: guarding connection to the blaze. Australia's birth rate has dropped 26 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: to a record low, sitting at just one point four 27 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: eight babies per woman in twenty twenty four, while the 28 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: average age of new mothers is up now sitting at 29 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: thirty two point one. Our ferry friends can now take 30 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: to the skies. For the first time in Australian aviation history, 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: pets will be allowed on board Virgin Australia flights. The 32 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: first flight will take off from Melbourne bound for the 33 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: Gold Coast later today. Sport and to entertainment news are next. 34 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: Charlie Curno is officially a Swan Sydney securing a deal 35 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: with Carlton in the dying moments of the AFL trade period. 36 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: The Blues will receive three first round draft picks and 37 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: will Hayward in return, while zach Merrat will play for 38 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: Essendon next season after trade talks with Hawthorne broke down. 39 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: The NRL is taking a hardline stance on the breakaway 40 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: R three sixty competition. It's warned rugby League players tempted 41 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: buy lou Critiff offers they risk ten year bands from 42 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: the NRL. A hit for Sam Constance's hopes of playing 43 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: in the Ashes, He's been dismissed for a duck in 44 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: the new South Wales Victoria Sheffield Shield match. Marcus Harrit's 45 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: dismissed for just four. In the NBL, the Brisbane Bullets 46 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: proved too good for the Perth Wildcats, taking out a 47 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: one hundred and ten to ninety three win, while the 48 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: Tasmania jack Jumpers were sixteen point winners so for the 49 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: Sydney Kings. In entertainment, use emotional scenes on the US 50 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: version of Dancing with the Stars, with Robert Irwin dedicating 51 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: his routine to his mum Terry, Robert breaking out in 52 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 1: tears after the dance, and Lily Allen is making a comeback. 53 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: The British pop stars set to surprise fans by releasing 54 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: a new album, her first in seven years. And that's 55 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: latest from the Nova Podcast. News team. We'll have another 56 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: episode of the Update for you later