Speaker 1: Hello there, Welcome to the updates. It's my comfry with you.
Speaker 1: Chris Bowen is under scrutiny after he failed to mention
Speaker 1: his signature of policy at yesterday's National Press Club address.
Speaker 1: His big travel bill has also been exposed, spending more
Speaker 1: than three hundred and forty five thousand taxpayer dollars to
Speaker 1: spread Australia's net zero ambitions globally. Net zero not mentioned
Speaker 1: in yesterday's speech, the Climate Minister instead focusing on the
Speaker 1: nation's aging coal fired power plants. A fifth of Australian
Speaker 1: bird species at extreme risk of bird flu. According to
Speaker 1: a new report, The Tazzy Devil and Eastern qual are
Speaker 1: also in trouble, with fears they could mingle with dead
Speaker 1: or sick birds on the ground. Calls now strengthening for
Speaker 1: a two hundred million dollar response package and a bird
Speaker 1: flu vaccination program similar to one taking place in New Zealand.
Speaker 1: This Civil Aviation Safety Authority is probing Quantas after two
Speaker 1: of its planes nearly collided on the tarmac at Sydney
Speaker 1: Airport last week. As seven three seven just landed from
Speaker 1: New Zealand, missing another plane waiting to take off with
Speaker 1: more than two hundred lives at risk. Two Iranian footballers
Speaker 1: who refused to sing the country's national anthem have become
Speaker 1: Australian citizens at a ceremony in Brisbane. The women arrived
Speaker 1: in Australia in March to play in the Women's Asian Cup.
Speaker 1: They made global headlines after seeking asylum alongside several teammates.
Speaker 1: A bumper July for EV sales in Australia, with electric
Speaker 1: cars making up almost one in three more than thirty
Speaker 1: three thousand purchased, reflecting over thirty two percent in total
Speaker 1: car sales. Meanwhile, overseas, Israeli missile strikes have targeted Hesbella
Speaker 1: in southern Lebanon. Israel says that's in response to a
Speaker 1: ceasefire violation, and it comes one day after peace talks
Speaker 1: between the governments of Israel and Lebanon were held in Rome.
Speaker 1: Hesbla were not invited. Sport and entertainment news are up next.
Speaker 1: In sport, NRL Boss Peter of Landis is close in
Speaker 1: on a one hundred and fifty seat passenger aircraft. The
Speaker 1: plane to ferry players and fans to games the Perth
Speaker 1: to PNNG route needed for the twenty twenty eight season.
Speaker 1: In particular Focus. Meanwhile, in the afl Essendon introm coach
Speaker 1: Dean Solomon has pulled out of the race to take
Speaker 1: on the job full time. The Bombers have narrowed its
Speaker 1: coaching search to four candidates, James Hurd, Mark McVeigh, Jamie
Speaker 1: Graham or Murray Davis. Meanwhile, the Giants have rejected reports
Speaker 1: senior player Jake Stringer is offside with his teammates. And
Speaker 1: in boxing, Ozzie Champsky Nicholson has been forced out of
Speaker 1: her world title defense after suffering an injury. The WBC
Speaker 1: superbantamweight star was due to face Japan's Mayo Yashida later
Speaker 1: this month in Birmingham. And in entertainment news, Beyonce has
Speaker 1: released a new remix pack featuring a club with husband
Speaker 1: Jay Z. It's the pairs first in over seven years,
Speaker 1: with Jazzo featuring in a remix of Beyonce's Morning jew Donk.
Speaker 1: And that's the latest from the Nova podcast team. We'll
Speaker 1: have another episode of the U Update for you later.