1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Sizzi Thompson. More arrests 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: have been made after an international law enforcement operation dismantled 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: an encrypted communication platform. It was set up to facilitate 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: serious and organized crime perpetrated by dangerous criminal networks known 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: as ghosts. It's led to the arrest of fifty one 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: suspects from multiple countries. Europoll executive director Catherine de Bolla 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: says it's a major breakthrough in serious and organized crime. 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 2: But today we are making it clear no matter how 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: advanced the technology, no matter how secure they think their 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: communications are, we will find them. 11 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: Federal police have announced six men have been charged and 12 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: accused of creating a fake terrorist plot. A new wave 13 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: of blasts across Lebanon has killed at least fourteen people 14 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: and injured more than four hundred and fifty on The 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: explosions have come from walkie talkies. Some of the victims 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: were at funerals for people who had died in the 17 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: pager explosions. Just twenty four hours earlier, New South Wales 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: police have arrested seven men accused of making up a 19 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: criminal network called the Commission and supplying more than one 20 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: point eight billion dollars worth of cocaine across Sydney in 21 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: just four months. Police will allege the group used a 22 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: sophisticated system of hidden compartments in vehicles to hide and 23 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: transport the drugs. A snap seventy two hour strikes on 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: the cards and it could bring Melbourne CBD to a standstill. 25 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Unions have made the threat after twenty five thousand workers 26 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: marched in a non violent two hour rally yesterday. A 27 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: strike would shut down construction across Victoria, putting more pressure 28 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: on already over budget and overdue major projects. It follows 29 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 1: a takeover of the c of hemu BI administrators after 30 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: allegations of corruption and thuggery. Laws targeting the display of 31 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: Nazi hate symbols in Western Australia have passed through state Parliament. 32 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: The display of symbols and the performance of the Nazi 33 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: salute in public will now be criminal effecas and attract 34 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: a penalty of up to five years jail. Sport and 35 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: Entertainment and Next in Sport, the Roosters forwards a vowing 36 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: to muscle up to save their aneral season against Manly. 37 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: The Chooks were overpowered in a heavy qualifying loss to 38 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: the Panthers, but head of Saturday Nights Sudden death semi 39 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: forward Angus Crichton says the Roosters will be ready from 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: the opening whistle. 41 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: You need to start a bit faster and God be 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: hard from the start, So yeah, I'll always back out 43 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: back against anyone's. 44 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: In AFL, while the Swans are preparing for their preliminary 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 1: final showdown with Port, they're plotting a move for Hawthorne 46 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: key defender Sam Frost. The thirty one year old looks 47 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: to be squeezed out of the Hawk's lineup with Tom 48 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: Brass and Josh Battle joining next season. And in AFL 49 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: w W win for Brisbane against the Western Bulldogs eighty 50 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: one two thirty four. In entertainment news, Jessica Melboy is 51 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: apparently pregnant, expecting her first baby with her childhood sweetheart. 52 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: Reports are the Aossie has told family and close friends 53 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: about the half warming news, and according to tm Z, 54 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: Diddy is being told to watch his back. In prison, 55 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: the Rappers currently being held in a notorious New York 56 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: City facility, and a former warden from there says lots 57 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: of inmates would see killing Sean Combs as a badge 58 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: of honor. And that is the latest from the Nova 59 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: Podcast team. We'll see later on for another update, I'm 60 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: Susie Thompson.