1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Cissy Thompson. Floods and 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: landslides have killed at least one hundred and forty eight 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: people in Nepal, with more than sixty missing. It's been 4 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: raining hard there since Friday, with the deluge leading to 5 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: extreme flooding across the country. The rain is expected to 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: continue until tomorrow, with authorities issuing nationwide flood alerts. More 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: than sixty people have been killed in five states as 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: Hurricane Helene continues to batter the US after making landfall 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: in Florida's Big Bend region as a category for hurricane, 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: the powerful storm tour through North and South Carolina, Georgia, 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: and Virginia. It's been dongraded to a post tropical cyclone, 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: and he's expected to bring extreme rainfall to Tennessee. Multiple 13 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: air strikes have bombarded Bay Route's conflict between Israel and 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: Hesbella intensifies. The terror group has confirmed the death of 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: its leader, Hafan Nazrula. Lebanon's government says thirty three people 16 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: have been killed in the recent attacks, with estimates that 17 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: one million others have been displaced. Travelers are being warned 18 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,199 Speaker 1: about flight disruptions today with QUANTUS workers taking strike action 19 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: over pay. Two hour stoppages are being held at major 20 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: airports across the country, where more than one thousand engineers 21 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: will walk off the job. Steve Murphy from the Australian 22 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: Manufacturing Workers Union says routine and line maintenance will be suspended. 23 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: Quantus insists the action won't effect flights with contingency plans 24 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: in place. The final budget outcome will be released today 25 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: showing the nation's finances remain in the black. The document 26 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: will reveal an official surplace of fifteen point eight billion 27 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: dollars for the twenty twenty three to twenty four financial year. 28 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: Labour says the improvement has mainly been driven by a 29 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: reduction in government spending as tax revenue falls. Residents in 30 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: the New South Wales and Northern Rivers region are being 31 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: urged to stay vigilant following heavy rain. Around one hundred 32 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: millimeters has fallen on Lismore, causing minor flooding on a 33 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: number of rivers. Rain is expected to hit the area 34 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: again today. Queensland state election campaign officially begins tomorrow. LNP 35 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: leader David Chris of Fully is expected to lead his 36 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: party to victory over Premier Stephen Miles, who's ten months 37 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: in the top job comes at the end of three 38 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: terms of Labour. Governments and SpaceX has sent a downsized 39 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: crew to rescue two astronauts stranded in the International Space Station, 40 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: butch Wilmore and Sunny Williams aren't expected to return until 41 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: February next year. They were only meant to be gone 42 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: a week when they signed up for Boeing's first astronaut 43 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: flight in June and became stuck in space. Sporting Entertainment 44 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: and X In sport, Australia's men's cricketers have clinched a 45 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: fifth straight One Day International Series, defeating England in a 46 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: rain affected decider in Bristol. The Aussies claim to forty 47 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: nine run victory by dls to win the series. The 48 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: Cronulla Sharks women are through to the Grand finally, just 49 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: their second year in the nral W. They've kept the 50 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: Brisbane Broncos scoreless for the first time in that club's 51 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: seven year history, the Sharks winning fourteen nil to advance 52 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: to the Big Dance against the Chucks, who took out 53 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: the defending premiers the Knights twenty five sixteen. In Entertainment, 54 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: News Iconic Days of Our Lifestyle Drake Hodgiston has died 55 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: from pancreatic cancer at the age of seventy. He played 56 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the roles of John Black and Roman Brady for almost 57 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: four decades. George Clooney has sold his LA home and 58 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: it's reportedly to Olivia Coulpo and Christian McCaffrey. The model 59 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: and NFL star have secured the home in Freiman Canyon 60 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: for the princely some of more than fourteen million US dollars. 61 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: And that is the latest from an over podcast team. 62 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: We'll see later on For another update, I'm Cussy Thompson.