1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the updates. I'm Sissy Thompson. New Year's 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: Eve partygoers have been left in all by a spectacular 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: fireworks display on Sydney Harbor, which marked the start of 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. All vantage points across the city filled 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: up by nine pm, with some waiting hours to get 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: an uninterrupted view of the world famous show. In Melbourne, 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: fireworks were launched from twenty seven rooftops around the CBD 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: Flinders Street Station was lit up with flashing lasers. More 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: than eighty thousand explosives were set off across two separate 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: light shows. In Brisbane and perthmark the start of twenty 11 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: twenty five with the display at Elizabeth Key with amusement rides, 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: sideshow alley, food vendors and roving entertainment. In the UK, 13 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: Edinburgh's famous New Year's Eve celebrations have been canceled due 14 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: to bad weather. Hogmanay draws tens of thousands of people 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: to the city's streets to take in live music and fireworks. 16 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: Nine's European correspondent Hannah sinclaird says many will be disappointed. 17 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 2: You know, people travel from all over the world to 18 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 2: go to this event in Edinburgh. One of the biggest 19 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: New Year's Eve celebrations, and they've had to call it 20 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: off at the eleventh hour because of these weather warnings 21 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 2: that are in place. The organizers have just said they 22 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: didn't have enough time to prepare. 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: South Korea also canceled its New Year's Eve celebrations following 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: the country's deadliest plane crash on Sunday, which killed one 25 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy nine people. Also making news and investigations 26 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: underway after a teenager was stabbed in Sydney's West. Police 27 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: say a group was setting off fireworks before the seventeen 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: year old was stabbed in the back. He was taking 29 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: the hospital in a serious bath stable condition. An Australian 30 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: man has drowned at a beach in Bali while on 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: his honeymoon. The thirty two year old was swimming with 32 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: his new bride off the island's west coast when he 33 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: was swept down to sea and he by fishing boat 34 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: tried to reach the man, but choppy conditions hampered rescue efforts. 35 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: He was eventually brought to shore but could not be revived. 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: Defail is offering consular assistance. A leading political analyst is 37 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: predicting a hung federal Parliament in twenty twenty five. Australians 38 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: go to the polls at some point before May seventeen, 39 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: with the alban Easy government searching for a second term 40 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: in power. Political scientist doctor Paul Williams says it won't 41 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: be easy. 42 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: I'm pretty certain the Alberta government's going to split the 43 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 3: majority in a minority status. A lot of people said 44 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 3: suspect that Peter Dutton might just get to minority goaven himself. 45 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: But I'm going to make up twenty one seats to 46 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: get majority government and I just don't think they're going 47 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: to do that. 48 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: Sport and Entertainment and next in sport, Nick Kurios has 49 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: lost his first round match at the Brisbane International in 50 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: three tiebreak sets. The tournament marks the return to professional 51 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: tennis of the Aussie Ace who's had an injury layoff 52 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: of almost two years. Giovanni pecchi Perka advanced to the 53 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: second round. Lebron James has hit a major milestone, the 54 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: NBA's all time leading scorer, turning forty son and teammate 55 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: Brownie leading celebrations and in the NBL Southeast Melbourne has 56 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: defeated the Illawora Hawks by five points Earlier, the New 57 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: Zealand Breakers scored a win over the Cans Taipans. In 58 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: entertainment news, Robbie Williams was the headline act for the 59 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: Sydney Fireworks last night, performing right up to the iconic 60 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: fireworks display on the harbor. The British star admitted the 61 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: performance was a chance to plug his biopic Better Man. 62 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: And that is the latest from the Nova Podcast team. 63 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 1: We'll see you later on for another update, I'm Susie Thompson.