1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Welcome to the update. I'm eleanor Quirk. A new report 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: into the nation's IVF program has exposed an alarming risk 3 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: of siblings unknowingly having kids together due to poor regulation. 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: The report, delivered by former Health Minister Greg Hunt, has 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: described the program as a patchwork and calls for Australia's 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: current systems to fall under uniform laws for all states. 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: The review has also found patients are turning to the 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: donor black market, and calls for cheaper access to IVF 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: to stamp out the practice. The NDIS Minister has slammed 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: former public servant Katherine Campbell after she claimed she was 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: unfairly blamed in the robodebt scandal. A scathing report found 12 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: Miss Campbell was among dozens of officials who breached the 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: Public Service Code of Conduct while working on the scheme. 14 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: Bill Shorten has described the program as a shocking betrayal. 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: Miss Catherine Campbell, the Prime Minister, the disgrace Coalition ministers. 16 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: They're not the victims here. They're not the scapegoats, the 17 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: real escapegoats, or the people for whom their government broke 18 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: the law to raise debts against them. 19 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: Clover Moore has taken an unprecedented sixth term as Lord 20 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: Mayor of Sydney. Counting of the votes in Saturday's local 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: government election will continue this week. Andrea Summerle from the 22 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: New South Wales Electoral Commission says more than five million 23 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: people voter. 24 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: Shaff have had a very long election day, open from 25 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 3: seven am to prepare for voting to start at eight 26 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 3: am and then continuing counting through to ten pm that night. 27 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 3: On the Sunday, what we do is delivery of ballot 28 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 3: papers back to the returning office location to allow us 29 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 3: to commence the continued count on Monday. 30 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: Queensland tourism operators are hoping for a bumper spring season, 31 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: with research indicating the Sunshine State is the most popular 32 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: destination for travelers, tourism and events. Queensland says its research 33 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: it shows seventy three percent of Australians are planning a 34 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: holiday across the four weeks of Queensland and interstate school holidays. 35 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: CEO Patricia O'Callaghan says, of that one in five our 36 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: planning to go to Queensland, what. 37 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 4: We saw over the winter school holidays was over one 38 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 4: point seven billion dollars injected into the economy, so we'd 39 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 4: love to obviously see numbers as high as that. We 40 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 4: know that was welcome news during winter for our for 41 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 4: our industry, and we know that events are a key 42 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 4: reason as well that drive our visitors into the region. 43 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: Sport and entertainment are next to sport and the Giants 44 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: finals campaign is over after going down to Brisbane. The 45 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: home side blew a lead of up to forty four 46 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: points to finish with a five point loss to the Lions. 47 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: Coach Adam Kingsley disappointed with another last quarter fade art. 48 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: We thought we'd learned our lessons from last week against 49 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 2: the Swan's twenty eight points up against them and you 50 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: know six goals to two in the last quarter well 51 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: to not same story unfortunately, so. 52 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 4: It would appear we haven't yet learned that lesson. 53 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: L The Storm defeated Cronulla at Amy Park thirty seven 54 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: to ten to entertainment and pop sensation Chapel. Rohan has 55 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: teased an upcoming Australian tour at this week's MTV Video 56 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: Music Awards in New York. 57 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 4: No, it's really a lossie. 58 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 2: I love Australia. I'm gonna come. 59 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 4: I'm coming. 60 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: We're planning and Prince Harry is celebrating his fortieth birthday, 61 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: spending the day with his family at their Californian home 62 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: before flying out to celebrate on a boys weekend in Canada. 63 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: Among the guests on the lad's trip Orlando Bloom, Cold 64 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: Play singer Chris Martin, and champion polo player and Harry's 65 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: good mate Nacho Figueras. And that's the latest from the 66 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: NOV podcast team. We'll see you again, so for another 67 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: episode of the Update