1 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Hell, I'm welcome to the update. I'm Michell Stevenson. Well, 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: it's on Ossie. Voters heading to the polls on May third, 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: after the PM fired, the Starter is gun on a 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: five week election campaign and now bit Easy says his 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: government has been able to ease cost of living pressures, 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: claiming the opposition represents a risk to progress. 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: In uncertain times. We cannot decide the challenges, so we 8 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: will face, but we can determine how we respond. Our 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: government has chosen to face global challenges the Australian way, 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: helping people under cost of living pressure while building for 11 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 2: the future. 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: Well, the Liberal Party hasn't wasted any time releasing its 13 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: first election ad Peter Dartin claiming labor has made life 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: harder for most dozsies. 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: This election is a choice about who can help Australians 16 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 3: get ahead by managing our economy better. Australia can't afford 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 3: to continue on its path. Let's get our country back 18 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: on track. 19 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 4: Well. 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: The Australian Electoral Commission is relaunching it's Stop a Consider 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: campaign to counter misinformation and disinformation ahead of election day. 22 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: The AEC will use social media to encourage voters to 23 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: think about where they're getting any Pole related info, but 24 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: Commissioner Jeff Pope admits there's not much they can do 25 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: to prevent lies being shared about each party's policies. 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 4: We don't have a role to play in terms of 27 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 4: truth of political advertising, and that's been debated both publicly 28 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 4: and also even mentioned in parliamentary committees for quite some 29 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 4: time now. So we're focused on countering missing disinformation about 30 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 4: the electoral process. 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: The family of Claire noland To have described the sentence 32 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: for police officer who fatally tasered her as a slap 33 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: on the wrist. Christian White was sacked after being found 34 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: guilty of the ninety five year olds manslaughter. He's avoided jail, 35 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: though sentenced to a two year community correction order instead. 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: New South Wales has just become the first date in 37 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: the country to pass laws regulating the safety of Lithian batteries. 38 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: There have been multiple blazers sparked by the products in 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: recent months, including one deadly fire at a Sydney home, 40 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: and the Consumer Watchdog has given the green light to 41 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: a new airline partnership. Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways will 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: now be able to provide double the number of flights 43 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: between Doha and major Australian airports, Sport and entertainment to 44 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: next to sport. An Aussi Josh Giddy is the toast 45 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: of the NBA after a half core Bazza Beata led 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bulls to one hundred and nineteen to one 47 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: hundred and seventeen win over at the La Lakers. And 48 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: former New South Wales captain Moses Henriquez has announced his 49 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 1: retirement for first class cricket after one hundred and ten 50 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: matches for the Blues. In Entertainment News Now and Selena 51 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,839 Speaker 1: Gomez has revealed she previews her new music to good 52 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: friend Taller Swift before releasing it to the world the 53 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: only murders in the building start, adding that she just 54 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: loves her honesty when it comes to feedback on the tunes. 55 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: Teddy Swims has treated his Argentinian fans to a free 56 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: pop up show after they missed out on tickets to 57 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: the Lolopalooza Musical Festival. And Megan Fox's family is now 58 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: a little bigger with the arrival of her fourth child. 59 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: The actress giving birth to a baby girl who she 60 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: shares with ex machine gun Kelly and that's the latest 61 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: from the nov podcast news team. We'll have another episode 62 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: of the Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.