1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Sissy Thompson. Rex Airlines 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: has grounded at seven three seven services across Australia. Shares 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: in the company have been suspended as voluntary administrators have 4 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: been appointed. Voluntary administrator Sam Freeman says regional services won't 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: be impacted. 6 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: Most importantly, Rex's regional SAB three forty flights are currently unaffected. 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: This means that if you're flying on a regional route, 8 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: that is those operated by the sub three forty planes, 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 2: you aren't affected by this voluntary administration. 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: Taylor Swift says she's horrified by the UK knife attack, 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: which has left three children dead and severely injured many more. 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: The incident happened at a Tata themed dance party at Southport. 13 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: She says she will never be able to convey her 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: sympathies for those families affected. Westpac customers are being told 15 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: they'll only be contacted by banking staff via the mobile 16 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: phone app. The bank is teaming up with Opted to 17 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: help stamp out impersonation fraud. Phones will now display Westpac 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: as a verified caller, along with a reason for the call. 19 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: Head of Fraud Prevention Ben Jung say is it's a 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: world leading initiative. 21 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: You don't know if anybody else has done this, not 22 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 3: in Australia, but yeah, this idea of rebuilding that trust 23 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 3: in telecommunications between parties is super important and this is 24 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 3: a great example of sort of banking a telco working 25 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,559 Speaker 3: together to deliver that. 26 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 1: There's further hope for people living with multiple sclerosis. Grants 27 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: are being handed out today to researchers at universities in Tasmania, 28 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: Melbourne and Sydney aiming to increase knowledge of the nerve conditions. 29 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: Australia Head of Research Julia Morrahan says priorities being placed 30 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: on early detection as they attempt to stop or even 31 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: reverse the illness. 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 4: And in fact, one of the projects that we are 33 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 4: funding today is looking at a whole array of proteins 34 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 4: to see whether or not we confined better ways to 35 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 4: diagnose or identify new ways of treating him. As very 36 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 4: much on that path to try and reduce the time 37 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 4: to diagnosis. 38 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: And premiers from across Australia are expressing their support for 39 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: raising the age at which kids can access social media. 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: New South Wales Premier Chris Men's and South Australian Premier 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: Peter Malanowskis will hold a two day summit probing the 42 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: harms social media has on young Australians sport and entertainment. Next, 43 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: in sport, it's been a disappointing end for our women's 44 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: rugby sevens team in Paris, losing the bronze medal match 45 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: to the USA by two points. Disappointment two for Ossie 46 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: swimmer Lannie Pallister. She's withdrawn from the women's fifteen hundred 47 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: meters freestyle heats after testing positive to COVID. She'll conserve 48 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: her energy for the four by two hundred meter freestyle relay. 49 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: Better news for the men's water polo team beating gold 50 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: medal favorite Serbia. Eight three. In entertainment news, following his 51 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: legal win over the russ trial, Alec Baldwin is back 52 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: at work. The actor was seen with cameras rolling for 53 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: a new team show, The Baldwins, which follows the famous 54 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: family and their everyday lives. And R Kelly is asking 55 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: for his sex convictions to be overturned by the US 56 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: Supreme Court. The disgraced singer claims his alleged acts occurred 57 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: decades ago, so charges should be barred by the statute 58 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: of limitations. He's accused of possessing child pornography and engaging 59 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: in sexual acts with underage girls dating back to the 60 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: mid to late nineties. And that is the latest from 61 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: an over podcast team. We'll see you later on for 62 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: another update. I'm Susie Thompson.