1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from the Australian I'm Christinami it with 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: the front's afternoon headlines. Japan says it could come to 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: the rescue if Australia runs short on certain types of fuel. 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: Japan's Ambassador to Australia, Kazahiro Suzuki, said Japan hasn't faulted 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: on its exports as the conflict in the Middle East 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: drags on. That's after Anthony Albanesi said he expects Australia's 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: reliability as a partner in energy security to be reciprocated 8 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: by several Asian countries, including Japan. Speaking at a conference 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: in Canberra on Wednesday, Suzuki said Japan has about two 10 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty days of fuel in its reserves and 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: suggested a fuel for LNG swap could be on the 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: cards if Australia supplies dwindle l and G is liquefied 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: natural gas, and Japan is one of the biggest buyers 14 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: of LNG produced in Australia. But the ambassador warned are 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: planned by the Albanesi government to impose attacks on gas 16 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: exports would be regarded as a bad surprise by Tokyo 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: and could stem in Japan's ability to help in a 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 1: fuel crisis. A day after relaxing Australia's diesel standards, Energy 19 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: Minister Chris Bowen said rationing fuel to keep supplies up 20 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: isn't on the government's agenda that says more than five 21 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: hundred service stations run dry. 22 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: There's a range of actions available to government. Rationing would 23 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: be the absolute, you know, worst case, by our working 24 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: with states on their powers, on our powers, how they 25 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 2: work together, and the prude and contingency planning. 26 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: A slew of government ministers, including Environment Minister Murray Watt, 27 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: also kyboshed suggestions the government will introduce a temporary cap 28 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: of forty dollars per day on fuel purchases. 29 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 3: That comes from a document that was released by the 30 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 3: then government in twenty nineteen and situations obviously changed between 31 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 3: then twenty nineteen and twenty twenty six. We will continue 32 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: to consider what options might be necessary in the future, 33 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: but I can knock that one on the head before 34 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 3: ty dollar fuel cap. 35 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Theory and executive claims he was following instructions when he 36 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: accessed confidential documents belonging to the family office of Mike 37 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: Cannon Brooks. Kevin Chu was sacked by canon Brooks in 38 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: late twenty twenty four after the Atlasian co founder had 39 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: discovered he'd accessed and shared the documents with a former 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: colleague who worked for cannon Brooks's former wife, Annie. Mike 41 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: cannon Brooks took Chu to court in twenty twenty five 42 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: in an effort to recover the documents, and Chu is 43 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: defending the claim In newly released court documents. Chu says 44 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: he believed that under the terms of his contract, he 45 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: was also employed by Annie cannon Brooks at that time 46 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: and was following her instructions. Mike and Annie cannon Brooks 47 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: split in twenty twenty three after thirteen years of marriage. 48 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: Kevin Chu claims he never previously required prior written consent 49 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: by Mike cannon Brooks to share documents with the tech 50 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: mogul's former wife, and denies he breached his contract or 51 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: engaged in serious misconduct. Thousands of ABC staff from bureaus 52 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: across the country walked off the job for twenty four 53 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: hours on Wednesday. They want an improved payoffer from management 54 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: at the public broadcaster. The ABC's primary TV news channel, 55 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: filled the gap in its regular programming with content from 56 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: the BBC, while ABC Radio is running nationally syndicated programs 57 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: across local stations for the duration of the strike. Check 58 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 1: out those stories live right now at the Australian dot 59 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: com dot au and come back to the front first 60 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 1: thing in the morning for a close look at why 61 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: a lack of packaging materials due to the Iran War 62 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: could make everything more expensive.