1 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Well, the 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: eustrained economy has grown at a much faster pace than expected, 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: putting further pressure on interest rates. The economy grew two 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: point six percent over the year to December. The better 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: than expected result could weigh on inflation along with the 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Federal treasure Jim Chalmers 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: says the government is monitoring the situation. 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: We have very substantial challenges in our economy, but these 9 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: numbers show that we've got very substantial advantages as well. 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: We are really well placed to deal with what's coming 11 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: at us from around the world, and these numbers make 12 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: that really clear. 13 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: The Shadow Treasurer at Tim Wilson says the government isn't 14 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: doing enough to manage cost of living pressures. 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 3: Hiro Jim keeps pouring debt petrol on the inflation fire 16 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 3: and that is why strange stands of living are declining, 17 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: wages are going backwards while the cost at supermarket continues 18 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 3: to rise. 19 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: Well, Australia is sending a number of consulate crisis teams 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: to the Middle East as the Iran conflict intensifies. More 21 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: than one hundred thousand citizens are stranded in various countries. 22 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 1: Barton Emirates flight managed to leave Dubai this morning bound 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: for Sydney. Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government is 24 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: doing all it can't to help bossies in the conflict zone. 25 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 4: We are deploying six crisis response teams to help the 26 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 4: people who are still there on the ground. I'm not 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 4: in a position obviously, you'd understand for security reasons to 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 4: be disclosing to you where and how they are traveling. 29 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 4: They are deploying into conflict zones. 30 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: Big business is rejecting a union push to give millions 31 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: of workers an extra week of annual leave. The ACTU 32 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: is proposing twenty five paid days off for full time employees, 33 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: while shift workers would get thirty days. Employers argue it 34 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: would increase inflationary pressures and lower productivity. Well hundreds of 35 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: Scota vehicles are being recalled due to a manufacturing defect 36 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: affecting front seat airbags. Issue effects models built between twenty 37 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: twenty four and twenty twenty five, and experts say a 38 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: drop in the number of breast cancer related deaths is 39 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: thanks to better screening and earlier diagnosis. A study shows 40 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: at destha formed by more than forty percent in the 41 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: last thirty years. Stick around Sport and Entertainment to next 42 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: to Sport and the spotting World is today morning the 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: loss of Dennis Committee, the broadcasting titan with a career 44 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: spanning fifty one years, became the definitive voice of AFL. 45 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: He passed away this morning, aged sixty seven. In Entertainment 46 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: News Now and heated rivalry, fans wasted no time booking 47 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: out the iconic Canadian cottage from the hit TV series 48 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: The Airbnb Property, sparking on online frenzy, with four weekend 49 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: spots selling out within seconds of the listing going live. Now, 50 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: Benny Blanco's dirty toes are back in the spotlight after 51 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: gaining worldwide attention when he propped his feet up on 52 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: the couple's couch last week. Selena Gomez using her podcast 53 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: to share videos of herself kissing her husband's toes, which 54 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: he said mate his day and a nearly single to 55 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: Cool Kip enjoyed a flirting in with her crush Jimmy Fallon, 56 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: the Aussie star back on his show after it was 57 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: discovered the pair had been on a disastrous date many 58 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: years ago. And that's the latest from Nerve podcast news team. 59 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: We'll have another episode of the Update for you tomorrow. 60 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: I'm Michelle Stevenson.