1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Ozzie's been warned 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: not to expect many big expending measures in this month's 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: mid year economic update. There are reports that Jim Chalmers 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: could also use the update to announce an extension of 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: existing energy bill. Rebates, Well, he isn't ruling out such 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: a measure. He does say there isn't too much in 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: the way of new cost of living help. 8 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: People shouldn't expect the media update to be some kind 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: of mini budget with a lot of new initiatives. We've 10 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: got to deliver the mediear budget update and we're also 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: working on a budget for March. 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: While Opposition leader Peter Darton has hit back at the government. 13 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: He says wasteful spending is to blame for ongoing financial 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: pressure on Ossie households. 15 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: A lot of Australians will go without a holiday this 16 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 3: Christmas because they just can't afford the costs that have 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 3: been imposed on them by the Albanesi government's three budgets. 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 3: Inflation remains high and therefore interest rates will stay higher 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 3: for longer. Why well, the Reserve Bank Governor's made it 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: very clear the government continues to spend money in a wasteful. 21 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: Way, demanding Liberal Senator Simer Birmingham Willston a new job 22 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: with ain Z in February, after calling time in his 23 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: eighteen year political career. He's been appointed to BANGS head 24 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: of Asia Pacific Engagement All The gender gap in school 25 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: mass performance in Australia is among the biggest in the world. 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: Year four students have achieved their strongest ever results in 27 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: global testing, but boys are more than twenty percent ahead 28 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: of girls. For the first time. Boys outperformed girls in 29 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: both maths and science in the two grades which are 30 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: tested years four and eight. And Uber has released its 31 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: Naughty and Nice list based on customer ratings right across 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: the country. It's not a good reading for Wa topping 33 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: the Naughty list as the rideshare company's worst behaved customers. 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: New South Wales Alas claimed top spot on the Nice list, 35 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: scoring on average of four point eight. It's what entertainment 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: are next. Just Born in Australia will have its final 37 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: training session in Adelaide. Ahead of these can test against India. 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: Plenty of ouys will be on the fitness of all Randa. 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: Mitchell Marsh has so far been kept off bowling duties 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: in the Nets and Champions. Swimmer Kaylee McEwan has been 41 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: named Female Athlete of the Year at the Australian Institute 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: of Sport Awards. In Your Entertainment News Now when Taler 43 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: Swift has recorded a special message for her fans after 44 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: topping Spotify streaming list for twenty twenty four, the superstar 45 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: the most listened to artists for the second year straight. 46 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 4: I look back on this year and I think about 47 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 4: how specially you guys made it for us being on 48 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 4: the Aerostour when all over the world we went to Europe, Australia, Asia, 49 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 4: back through America then to Canada, and so thank you 50 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 4: if you came to see the show. Thank you for 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 4: streaming the music well. 52 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso is the most listened to song globally 53 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: on this year's Spotify rapt list with more than one 54 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: point six billion streams. Beautiful Things by Benson Boone and 55 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish sit at number 56 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: two and three, respectively, and Charlie XCX rocked out so 57 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: hard while Terry with Troy Sevan she injured herself, the 58 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: singer revealing she now has nerve damage in her neck 59 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: from her on stage antics. That's the latest for the 60 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: Nervo podcast news team. We'll have another episode of the 61 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.