1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Prime 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Minister says his government wants to make sure that Aussie 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: consumers are getting a fair deal. Treasury has been asked 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: to look into consumer laws, cracking down on hidden fees 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: and making it easier for customers to cancel subscriptions. Anthony 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: albit Easy says the rip offs that need to end. 7 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: The aim is to assist Purple with cost of living 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: by removing dodgy arrangements and making sure that consumers get value. 9 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: There is a banker's jobed a big hint about likely 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: interest rate cunts. The RBA's assistant governor says inflation expectations 11 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: are starting to stabilize. Sarah Hunter's told a conference financial 12 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: markets are expecting inflation to fall at a faster pace 13 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,959 Speaker 1: than the RBA's at modeling had it predicted. 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: Well. 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: Australia's birth rate continues to decline. That will just show. 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: Of two hundred and eighty seven thousand babies born nationwide 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: last year, that equates to one point five babies per women, 18 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 1: which is the lowest since records began in nineteen thirty five. 19 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: Westpank is under fire after customers were hit with an 20 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: outage for the third time in its many days. Issues 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: were reported with online and mobile services this morning. The 22 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: bank says its team have been working around the clock 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: and the problems have since been resolved and has apologized 24 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: for the disruption. And there's concerns that a virus affecting 25 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: tomato crops could drive up supermarket prices. A company which 26 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: grows more than a million plants in South Australia has 27 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: already dug up and thrown away thousands of plants. It's 28 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: what in entertainment annexed to sport and more details are 29 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: emerging about an end of AFL season function which has 30 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: seen a number of GWS players stood down. Giants players 31 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: handed punishments from the AFL for their Wacky Wednesday party 32 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: will have twenty four hours to decide whether they want 33 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: to challenge the sanctions. It's understood one player made off 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: color remarks about the p Diddy allegations, while others dressed 35 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: up as Aussie breakdancer Ray Gun. In Your Entertainment News, 36 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: Now We're Britney spit Years is open up about the 37 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: women who inspire her as she takes time out to 38 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: write her novel among a host of ailist celebs she's named, 39 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: Pamela Anderson, Natalie Portman, Selena Gomez and Drew Barrymore. Who's 40 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: who of the modeling world, have strutted the wrong way 41 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: for this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. 42 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: Sisters Gigi and Bella had kicked off and closed out 43 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: the festivities, while all the favorites made a comeback, including 44 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: Kate Boss and Tyra Banks. And it seems music fans 45 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: are keen on a bright summer with Laneway Festival in Sydney. 46 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: In Melbourne a complete sellout, Charlie XCX is headlining in 47 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: her only Aussie shows with limited tickets still available in Brisbane, 48 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: Adelaide and Perth. And that's the latest from the nov 49 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: podcast news team on another episode of the Update for 50 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: You Tomorrow, I'm Michelle Stevenson.