1 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Australia's 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: political leader. Joe Biden has been a great friend of 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: our country. The eighty one year old has quit the 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: race to recontest the US presidential elections in November. Under 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: his leadership, though Australia has forged closer defense ties through 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: the Orcas Pact. Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he helped 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: grow our relationship with the US. 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: I wish him and the First Lady all the very 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 2: best in the balance of this term and the next 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: stage of their life. And I think the fact that 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: President Biden has given essentially his entire adult life to 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: public services something that we should trumpet today as well. Well. 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: PM Anthony Albernezi said he made a significant contribution to politics. 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 3: The Orchestra relationship is just one aspect of the closeness 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 3: between Australia and the United States. It's also been a 16 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 3: period in which President Biden has has presided over an 17 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 3: increase in the economic relationship between our two great nations. 18 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: Well, it didn't take long for US and Vice President 19 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: Kamala Harris to release her and campaign as the race 20 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: to the White House heats up. The current VP says 21 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: she's honored to have Joe Biden's endorsement following his decision 22 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: to withdraw. She says she wants to earn her party's nomination. 23 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: While her team have released their commercial strategy to take 24 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: on Donald Trump. 25 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 4: He's a world leader in temper Tantrump. She never loses 26 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 4: her cool. She prosecuted sex predators. He is one. This 27 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 4: is Trump and in every possible way, this is the 28 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 4: anti Trump well. 29 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: Australia's housing shortage is set to last longer than expected, 30 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: with experts predicting the federal government will fall short of 31 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: its target for new homes. It's about to build more 32 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: than a million new houses by the end of the decade, 33 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: but the latest forecast says he will fall a quarter 34 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: of an Alien Holmes short. Brittany Higgins is planning to 35 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: sell her French home to fund her legal fees for 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: her defamation case with former Defense Minister Linda Reynolds. Senator 37 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: Reynolds is suing the former Liberal staffer and her husband, 38 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: David Scherraz over a series of social media posts on 39 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: Instagram and Twitter, and Aldi is recalling chicken fingers snack 40 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: t Rex bites over an undeclared peanut allergen. It's what 41 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: an entertainment annexed to sport. An AFL fans have sent 42 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: a message to the league saying they're fed up with 43 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: players taking drugs. In the annual Fans Association survey, seventy 44 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: five percent of respondents say they want tougher measures around 45 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: substance use. Well in entertainment News, and Kim Ktrall has 46 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: set the records straight about rumors of a return to 47 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: And Just like That, the actors, confirming she will not 48 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: be bringing Samantha Jones back, adding that the season two 49 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: cameo was as far as she'd go. Cardi b Ariana 50 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 1: Grande and John Legend are among the slopes to show 51 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: their support for Kamalah as she makes a bid for 52 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: the top job. And j Lo has celebrated her fifty 53 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: fifth birthday with a Bridgeton themed party. Family of friends 54 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: were spotted wearing Regency era attire while arriving to the 55 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: Hampton's bash, although Hubby ben Affleck was nowhere to be seen. 56 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: And that's the latest from the Nova podcast news team. 57 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: We'll have another episode of the Update for you tomorrow. 58 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: I'm Michelle Stevenson,