1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: And i'll welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson Well. 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: The Greens plan to block the Social Media Ban bill, 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: accusing the Federal government of trying to ram it through parliament. 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: The government and opposition want to raise the minimum age 5 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 1: for platforms like Facebook, Instagram and x to sixteen, with 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: tech companies facing fifty million dollar fines if they don't comply, 7 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: but Senator Sarah Hanson Young says it is the wrong approach. 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: Kicking young people off Twitter, off Instagram, off Spotify or 9 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Snapchat doesn't make these platforms safer. Forcing the companies to 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: be better, to have responsibility, and to earn a social 11 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: license is of course what the government should be doing. Meantime, 12 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: the parent company of Facebook and Insta is warning all 13 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: assis will likely need to upload personal ID or biometric 14 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: data underproposed social media restrictions. Meta has hit out at 15 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: the government policy, saying the ban is being rushed through 16 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: without adequate consultation or even evidence. Patients at dozens of 17 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: private hospitals will be facing big bills after operator Healthscope 18 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,639 Speaker 1: canceled its deal with two insurers. The deals with Booper 19 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: and Australian Health Services Alliance were torn up. After they 20 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: refused to cover the rising cost of care. Providers are 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: urging the government to step in, but Federal Health Minister 22 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: Mark Butler says it's up to the parties to work 23 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: it out. 24 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: I get that there's always a pretty strong commercial tension 25 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: between insurers and hospital operators. That's how the system has 26 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: operated for decade. But at the end of the day, 27 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: they've got to do a deal here. 28 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: The biggest sales event of the year is expected to 29 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: generate billions for the economy. Like Friday. Officially starts next week, 30 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: but many sales have already begun. The Australian Retailers Association 31 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: estimates some six point seven billion dollars will be spent 32 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,279 Speaker 1: over the next four days. And Donald Trump has chosen 33 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: longtime all hi and former Attorney General of Florida Pam 34 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: Bondi to be the new US Attorney General. His first 35 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: choice Matt Gates Withdrew amidst sexual misconduct investigations. It's Born 36 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: Entertainment to annexed to sport of the Risbond lines of 37 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: signed for mcgold cost sons goalkicker Sam Day ahead of 38 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five season. While Hawthorne has realisted Premiership 39 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: hero Jack Gunston, and the NFL game between the Cleveland 40 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers has been hit by a blizzard. 41 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: The match in Cleveland played out in thick snow, the 42 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: Brown's winning twenty four to nineteen. In Your Entertainment News Now, 43 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: and Katy Perry has won a long running trademark battle 44 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: with an Aussie fashion designer, Katie Jane Taylor, who sells 45 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: at Clothing under her birth name. Katy Perry has described 46 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: the decision as heartbreaking. Leonardo DiCaprio has had a very 47 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: awkward reaction to a Fijian welcome the Hollywood Star scene, 48 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: avoiding the traditional singing reception as he tried to leave 49 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: his hotel. And Selena Gomez is flushing the flash for 50 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: a new magazine shoot. The singer turned out actress snapped 51 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: in barely their outfits by some of the big designers, 52 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: including Valentino and YSL. That's the latest from the Nervo 53 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: podcast news team. We'll have another episode of the Update 54 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.