1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Well, welcome to the update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 2: Well. 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: The PM says he won't pick an arbitrary figure up 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: for Australia's defense budget. Amid pressure from the US to 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: spend more, American Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the government 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: to pour an extra forty billion dollars a year into 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: our military. The Opposition is also urging labor to increase spending, 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: but Anthony Aberinezi says it's really not that simple. 9 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 3: What you should do in defense has decide what you need, 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 3: your capability and then provide for it. That's what my 11 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 3: government's doing. We're provided an additional ten billion dollars of 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 3: investment into defense over the forward estimates. 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: The opposition, meantime, says it's open to a deal on 14 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: Labour's superinnuation tax, which would apply in balances over three 15 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: million dollars. Well than a million Australians would eventually see 16 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: their super tax rate double to thirty percent. That's because 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: the policy would not be indexed and it would tax 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: unrealized capital gains. Shadow Treasury ted O Brian says it's 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: a flawed policy. 20 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: If Jim Chalmers sees the light and he's prepared to 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 2: be humble enough to recognize that this is a big, 22 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: bad super tax, then more than happy to have a 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 2: conversation about how we can work together on super or four. 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Sertain police, along with investigators from around the world, have 25 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: helped dismantle a massive sextortion operation in Nigeria. Criminals in 26 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: the network coerced victims into sharing sexually explicit images before 27 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: blackmailing them the of p alledgers. Two of the twenty 28 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: two people arrested are linked to the suicide of a 29 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: sixteen year old in New South Wales two years ago. Well, 30 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: Victoria's former opposition leader, John Persuto has three weeks to 31 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: settle a two point three million dollar legal debt. His 32 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: liberal colleague More Redeeming successfully sued mister Persuto for defamation, 33 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: but he's now facing bankruptcy. He would be ineligible to 34 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: remain in state parliament. And traveller's heading to Bali and 35 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: Southeast Asia are being urged to exercise a high degree 36 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: of caution. The federal government has updated its smart traveller 37 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: policy after a series of drownings and methanol poisoning. It's 38 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: put in entertainment to next to sport and Joe mon 39 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: Buro has officially been announced as Nie Matilda's head coach 40 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: after a long running search. The Aussie returns home after 41 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: winning titles with Lyon Arsenal, Juventus and Melbourne City, and 42 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: F one champion Max Fristappen is being accused of deliberately 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: ramming rival George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix. Ozsi 44 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: Oscar piare Street took the checkered flank in Entertainment news now, 45 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: a Taliswift celebrated regaining the masters to her six albums 46 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: with a pretty lavish dinner with her bestie. The singer 47 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: spotted out and about in New York City with Selena Gomez. Now. 48 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: Speaking of Selena, Benny Blanco has made an unexpected visit 49 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: to a high school in the US to DJ at 50 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: their prime Now. It comes a month after he surprised 51 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: fiancee Selena Gomez with a prom night photoshoot after she 52 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: admitted to never having won. And Kim Kardashian has given 53 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: fans a sneak peek inside the closet in her sixty 54 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: million dollar Managin the Real DTV Stars, stripping down to 55 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: her underwear on Insta to show off her sprawling wardrobe. 56 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: And that's the latest from an over podcast news team. 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: I'll have another episode of the Update for you tomorrow. 58 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm Michelle Stevenson.