1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the Update time, Susie Thompson. The government 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: is promising cheaper medicines for all Australians. As part of 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: the federal budget. Drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme will 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: have their total cost frozen at thirty one dollars sixty 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: for the next two years. Pensioners and Concession card holders 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: will only pay seven dollars seventy and that price will 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: be paused for five years. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has told 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: Parliament it will make a huge difference. 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 2: Mister Speaker, Labor governments make medicare stronger and we make 10 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 2: medicines cheaper. We're providing up to three billion dollars for 11 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: cheaper medicines and the community pharmacies that distribute them, and 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 2: we are freezing the maximum cost of PBS prescriptions for everyone. 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 1: The federal government has splashed cash on energy rebates. Three 14 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: hundred dollars will go to each household and three hundred 15 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: and twenty five to each small business to help with 16 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: power bills. That Cassandra Goldie from the Council of Social 17 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: Services says the rebate it should have been targeted at 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: those who need the most. 19 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 3: He is actually going to go to the wealthy households 20 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 3: as well. 21 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor says the financial outlay is irresponsible. 22 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 3: It's a big spinning election budget and right now and 23 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 3: when we've got a cost a living crisis, that's the 24 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: exact opposite of what we need. So it fails to 25 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 3: tame the homegrown inflation we've got and restored the standard 26 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: of living that all Australians deserve and that they had 27 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,559 Speaker 3: before Labour came to power. 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: Also making news, two prison officers have been killed and 29 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: three badly injured in an attack on a prison van 30 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: in northern France. The van was stopped at a highway 31 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: tolling booth when armed attackers wearing balaclava's smashed into it 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: and ran off with the prisoner. A new report shows 33 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: Australia is falling behind when it comes to cybersecurity as 34 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: criminals adopt new methods, whilst cyber is warning the nation 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: needs eighty five thousand extra workers by twenty thirty. And 36 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: the first official portrait of King Charles has been unveiled 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: and it's bright pink. The larger than life portraits by 38 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: Jonathan Yoe is two point six by two meters in 39 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: size and shows the King in the uniform of the 40 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: Welsh Guards with a monarch butterfly. Sport and Entertainment and 41 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Next in Sport, Harry Grant has won his landmark fight 42 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: against the NRL when it comes to making contact with 43 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: a kicker. Grant found not guilty of dangerous contact. The 44 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: AFL fixtures for round sixteen to twenty three have been released, 45 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: with Essendon and Collingwood to dominate the coveted Friday night timeslot, 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: with each club playing three games. Sydney and Melbourne are 47 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: the other clubs to get multiple Friday night clashes. In 48 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: entertainment news, the woman who inspired the Netflix series Baby 49 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: Reindeer is eyeing off a big payday for interview with 50 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: Piers Morgan. Fiona Harvey says she'll be demanding one million 51 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: pounds for the interview. A Legally Blonde prequel series is 52 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: in the works at Amazon. It will follow the high 53 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: school years of l Woods. And we've heard from Ala 54 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: Fisher for the first time since announcing her shock split 55 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: from Sasha Baron Cohen. The Ossie actress uplow at a 56 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: picture to Instagram thanking her followers for their kindness and 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: support and that is the latest from the Nova Podcast team. 58 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: We'll see later on for another update, I'm Susie Thompson.