1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the Update. I'm Susie Thompson. A new 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: South Wales police officer will today learn whether he'll be 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: held behind bars until he's sentencing over the death of 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: ninety five year old Claire Nall. And Christian White has 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: been found guilty of manslaughter after the woman died a 6 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: week after she was tasered by the Senior constable at 7 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: her Kuma nursing home. A Supreme Court judge is weighing 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: up whether to revoke White's bail until sentencing. Police Commissioner 9 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Karen Webb has confirmed White's employment is under review. One 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: of Australia's most prolific child sex offenders will be sentenced 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: in Brisbane during a hearing which gets under way today. 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith has pleaded guilty to 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: more than three hundred charges, including rape and making child 14 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: exploitation material. Sixty five victims are from Queensland and four 15 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: are from overseas. A third Australian who fell ill after 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: the mass ethanol poisoning in Laos, is now in a 17 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: stable condition. News Corps says the dual national is receiving 18 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: help from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Two 19 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Melbourne women, another two from Denmark, one from Britain and 20 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: an American man have all died within the last three 21 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: weeks after drinking alcohol laced with methanol at a backpacker's hostel. 22 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: Children found guilty of stealing cars in Queensland could receive 23 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: after ten years jail time under reforms to be introduced 24 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: to Parliament today. The Adult Time Adult Crime legislation includes 25 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: maximum sentences of life in prison for murder or manslaughter 26 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: and fourteen years for robbery and burglary. Premier David chris 27 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: A fully says it's the state's first strike back against 28 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: a youth crime crisis and we're being warned Australia could 29 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: see a summer of mass blackouts unless efforts are made 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: to conserve power. The new South Wales Premier is begging 31 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: people to avoid using power sucking devices like dishwashers and 32 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: washing machines. Twenty three and eight PM Sport and Entertainment 33 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: and Next in Sport, Sydney Thunder has booked its place 34 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: in the Women's Big Bash Grand Final qualifier after taking 35 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: down the Hobart Hurricanes. Sydney captain Phoebe Litchfield was named 36 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: Player of the match, leading from the front with forty 37 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: six runs to steer her side to the six wicked 38 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: win in the knockout. They'll now head to Brisbane to 39 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: meet the heat and the Greens are soft and slow 40 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: after a serious drenching at Kingston Heath and the Victoria 41 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Golf Club ahead of the start of the Australian Open 42 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: this morning. In entertainment news, the vocals of Lake one 43 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: Direction singer Lee and Payne have been used on the 44 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: fortieth anniversary recording of Do They Know It's Christmas. Irish 45 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: singer and charity founder Bob Geldoff became emotional when asked 46 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: about Payne's part in the song, saying he is alive 47 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: with us and with his mates. And Prince Harry's privacy 48 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspapers will 49 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: go to trial in early twenty twenty six. The Duke 50 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: of Sussex is one of seven high profile acclaimants, including 51 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: Sir Elton John, suing associated newspapers over allegations of phone 52 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: hacking and other serious privacy breaches. And that is the 53 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: latest from the Nova podcast team. We'll see later on 54 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: for another update. I'm Susie Thompson,