1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the update. I'm to Lisa Rider. 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: The coalition claims NETDAT would be forty billion dollars lower 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: over the next four years if it wins Saturday's election. 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: The figure is contained in the opposition's policy costings, which 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: will be unveiled in full later today. Liberal leader Peter 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: Dutte claims his plan to reduce government spending will lead 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: to lower interest rates, while policies will also help those 8 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: doing it tough. 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: We'll do it responsibly and we've got savings as well, 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: and all of that will be reflected this afternoon. But 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 2: if you've got a big spending labor government, you've got 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 2: upward pressure on inflation, and this is what the Reserve 13 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: Bank governor has warned about. I want to make sure 14 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: that we can bring downward pressure on inflation. 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, the PM's been in Perth campaigning this morning before 16 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: he jets off to Adelaide in a six state blitz 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: before Saturday's election. After months of negotiations, the United States 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: and Ukraine have signed off on a major minerals deal. 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: The historic economic partnership will give the US access to 20 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: a wealth ofware resources in the war torn country. US 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessend says it'll accelerate Ukraine's economic recovery. 22 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 3: Today's agreement signals clearly to Russian leadership that the Trump 23 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 3: administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, 24 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 3: sovereign and prosperous Ukraine over the long term. 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: The trial of an accused mushroom killer will soon hear 26 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: from its first witness. The witness to give evidence at 27 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Patterson's trial in Country Victoria this morning. The fifty 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: year old is accused of using an allegedly poisoned mushroom 29 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: meal to murder three relatives. She maintains she's done nothing wrong. 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: The head of the New South Wales Counter Terrorism Squad 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: will give evidence on day four of the Bondai Junction 32 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: stabbing attack. The Special Operations Team paramedic also expected to 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: front the stand at the coroner's court. And A and 34 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: Z will today become the first Aussie bank to offer 35 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: Internet banking without needing passwords. The bank claims it's much 36 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: more secure and will minimize the chance data breaches, fishing 37 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: and malware infections for its customers. Sport and Entertainment are 38 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: next in Sport North Melbourne midfielder George Wardlaw says they're 39 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: keen to embrace Thursday Night footy and beyond the center state. 40 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: They'll take on Essendon at Marvel Stadium tonight to kick 41 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: off round eight. Seventy of Australia's elite winter athletes have 42 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: gathered in Melbourne for a team orientation ahead of next 43 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: year's Winter Olympics in Italy, and Ossie tennis star Alex 44 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: Demenor has gone down in straight sets to Lorenzo Mussetti 45 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: in the Madrid Opens round of sixteen. In entertainment news, 46 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Katie Perry has responded after receiving mass backlash for her 47 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: Blue Origin spaceflight. In a comment on a fan post, 48 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: Perry says she's doing okay and when the online world 49 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: shows hate, she accepts it with grace and sends her love. 50 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Kylie Minogue has been honored for her outstanding contribution to 51 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 1: Ozzie Music industry at this year's Songwriting Awards The Pop Icon, 52 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: joining the likes of Midnight Oil, Archie Roach and Paul 53 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: Kelly and Liz Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus had packed 54 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: on the PDA. In their latest social media post, the 55 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: new Surprise couple who went public with their romance last week, 56 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: posting a pig to Insta sharing an intimate kiss outside. 57 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: And that's the latest from the Nova Podcast newsroom. We'll 58 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: have another episode of the Update for you later on