Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Well Green
Speaker 1: Senator Maureene Feruki says she'll continue to stand up to
Speaker 1: hate after the Federal Court upheld its finding that she
Speaker 1: was racially villified by Pauline Hanson, the One Nation Leader.
Speaker 1: I told Senator Fruki to go back to Pakistan in
Speaker 1: a tweet after she said she wouldn't moan the late queen,
Speaker 1: describing her as the leader of a racist empire. Speaking
Speaker 1: outside the court, Senator Ferruki has described the decision as
Speaker 1: a win for all Australians.
Speaker 2: Selling a person to go back where they came from
Speaker 2: is the ultimate racist slur, and the court agrees with that.
Speaker 1: Well, the One Nation Leader will now look at the
Speaker 1: possibility of commencing an appeal in the High Court. Pauline
Speaker 1: Hanson says enough is enough.
Speaker 2: Public discussion in Australia has become almost totally silenced by
Speaker 2: laws and rules which prevent ordinary people expressing their personal
Speaker 2: views in case some small part of our society takes
Speaker 2: some sort of offense or feels hurt or distressed.
Speaker 1: The Federal government has declared the test of a new
Speaker 1: emergency alert system a success, despite many Aussies reporting they
Speaker 1: didn't even receive the notification. Data from the National Emergency
Speaker 1: Management Agency shows a high that anticipated ninety four percent
Speaker 1: of cell towers broadcast the alert to compatible devices. Emergency
Speaker 1: Management Minister Christy McBain it says authorities will be analyzing
Speaker 1: today's data.
Speaker 2: Don't worry. If he did not receive an alert, This
Speaker 2: could be because you were not in a coverage area,
Speaker 2: your software was not up to date, or your device
Speaker 2: was incompatible.
Speaker 1: Victorian Deputy Premier Ben Carroll has confirmed he will be
Speaker 1: challenging for the state's leadership. Premier Justinto Allen has indicated
Speaker 1: she will contest that challenge rather than step aside. It
Speaker 1: comes just four months out from Victoria state election. Amid
Speaker 1: slumping opinion polls for the Labor government. Experts say there's
Speaker 1: no need to stock up on petrol or diesel despite
Speaker 1: next week's price increases. The fuel excise discount will come
Speaker 1: to an end on Monday, raising the wholesale cost by
Speaker 1: sixteen cents. A liita and a Chinese man is facing
Speaker 1: a Brisbane corner after allegedly trying to bribe a Commonwealth official.
Speaker 1: Police say he handed the official bag of tea with
Speaker 1: twenty thousand dollars hidden inside. Earlier this month, it sport
Speaker 1: enchainber To next to Sport in Australia has had a
Speaker 1: Golden blitz in the pool to wrap up today's action
Speaker 1: at the Comwealth Games. The Aussie is now sitting on
Speaker 1: thirty nine medals for the game so far, including seventeen
Speaker 1: at gold and Oscar Piastri has been left at fuming
Speaker 1: at his own team after failing to finish the Formula
Speaker 1: once Hungarian Grand Prix. He led during the first half
Speaker 1: of the race before succumbing to a gearbox issue. In
Speaker 1: Your Entertainment News Now in Sydney, Sweeney and Scott a
Speaker 1: brun have taken their relationship to new heights literally, the
Speaker 1: couple sharing videos from their New Zealand getaway showing them
Speaker 1: strapped together for a tandem bungee jump. Well, it seems
Speaker 1: as though the Christmas in July spirit is alive and well.
Speaker 1: Mariah carries All I Want for Christmas is You? Receiving
Speaker 1: over one hundred thousand streams over the weekend and tell
Speaker 1: Us to Travis Kelsey have received Helffelt notes from the
Speaker 1: families of first responders killed in the line of duty.
Speaker 1: It's after the couple donated two million dollars to a
Speaker 1: New York organization that provides financial support just prior to
Speaker 1: their star studded wedding. And that's the latest One Never
Speaker 1: Podcast News Team, I have another episode of the Update
Speaker 1: for you tomorrow. I'm Shelle Stevenson.