1 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to the update. I'm Mary Anne Harris. 2 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: A man accused of planning a mass casualty terrorist attack 3 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: in Perth remains in custody. Police alleged the twenty year 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: old was motivated by a white supremist ideology and planned 5 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: to use bombs and firearms to carry out a mass 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: casualty event, with his intentions allegedly outlined in a manifesto. 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: It's believed the man was planning to target Parliament House 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: and police headquarters, as well as Muslim places of worship. 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: The twenty year old is the first person in Western 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: Australia to be charged with preparing to commit a terrorist attack. 11 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: The underwriter of the Budget Director is accused of misleading 12 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: tens of thousands of customers about discounts. Assek alleges customers 13 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: lost discounts they were promised and were overcharged. Spokesperson Sarah 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: Court says insurers were doing the wrong thing and they 15 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: will face the action. 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: We are really concerned to put insurers on notice that 17 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 2: if you want to make pricing promises, if you want 18 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 2: to tell customers that they'll get discounts if they sign 19 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: up with you, then you have a fundle mental obligation 20 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 2: to deliver. 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: Work has started on a new Olympic venue in Queensland. 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: A PCYC building in Logan was knocked down today to 23 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: make way for a seven thousand seat, nine court indoor 24 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: sports center for the twenty thirty two games. The venue 25 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: is part of the joint seven point one billion dollars 26 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: being spent by the state and federal governments. An Australian 27 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: man has died in a Thailand resort town after allegedly 28 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: being assaulted by another foreigner. The fifty eight year old 29 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: man was seen on CCTV engaging in an argument with 30 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: a twenty nine year old man near Pouquette on Wednesday night. 31 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: The younger man is alleged to have assaulted the victim, 32 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: who sustained serious head injuries in the violent attack. Former 33 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: US President Bill Clinton says he saw nothing and did 34 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: nothing wrong. In his opening statement to US lawmakers about 35 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Clinton says if he knew 36 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: of Epstein's crimes, he would have turned him in himself. 37 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: The former president also criticizes the committee for making his wife, 38 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: Hillary Clinton, testify on Thursday, saying she had nothing to 39 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: do with Epstein. And tens of thousands will flock to 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: the streets across the heart of Sydney tonight to celebrate 41 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: the forty eighth annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, with 42 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: festivities that have been running from February thirteen until the 43 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: first of March. This edition of the festival follows the 44 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: theme ECSTATICA sport and entertainment news arenext. In AFL preseason matches, 45 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: Western Bulldogs were simply too good for Hawthorne, taking them 46 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: down one hundred and seventeen to seventy three, while the 47 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: Melbourne Demons had a thirty five point winner over Richmond 48 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: and a new season of sale GP Pie will sweep 49 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: through Sydney this weekend with the Flying Ruse the hot 50 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: favorites to become Heroes of the Harbor. In entertainment news, 51 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: global hip hop music festival Rolling Loud Australia has announced 52 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: one week out from its two events in Melbourne and Sydney, 53 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: it will not be going ahead after failing to meet deadlines. 54 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: And that's the latest from the Nova podcast news team. 55 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: We'll have another episode over the update for you later.